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Today — 11 May 2026Our World in Data

Childhood stunting fell dramatically over the 20th century

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By: Hannah Ritchie Tuna Acisu
11 May 2026 at 00:00
What can countries with high stunting rates today learn from Japan’s experience of going from 70% to 5%?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/childhood-stunting-fell-dramatically-over-the-20th-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c72d18f2-3c36-42d5-52da-02339ee93900/w=1024"/></a>
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Most people care about farm animals — our food system doesn't reflect that

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By: Pablo Rosado
20 April 2026 at 00:00
Surveys worldwide show that most people find common animal farming practices unacceptable, even where meat consumption is high.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/most-people-care-about-farm-animals-our-food-system-doesnt-reflect-that"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/e8c1792e-598e-4cd7-7a1a-309ed38b3800/w=1024"/></a>

We’re looking for a writer

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By: Hannah Ritchie
15 April 2026 at 00:00
We’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hiring-writer-2026"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/014e8530-1d3d-409d-136d-467639157700/w=1024"/></a>

Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality

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By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
30 March 2026 at 00:00
Batteries have become much cheaper, making energy storage far more affordable.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/battery-price-decline"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b0c1ea71-b663-4741-6574-67ffa449fe00/w=1024"/></a>

The human cost of unsafe abortions

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By: Hannah Ritchie
23 March 2026 at 00:00
Romania’s history offers a rare natural experiment on what happens when abortion laws change rapidly. What can the rest of the world learn from this?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/the-human-cost-of-unsafe-abortions"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f022345d-6fae-4d0e-f408-54a324b62200/w=1024"/></a>

Why cheap waste management is key to stopping plastic pollution

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By: Hannah Ritchie Veronika Samborska
16 March 2026 at 00:00
Improving waste management in low- and middle-income countries could cut global pollution by 98%.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/why-cheap-waste-management-is-key-to-stopping-plastic-pollution"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c405c34f-0816-4c07-c075-b259ab55ed00/w=1024"/></a>

Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor: a long-run data view

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By: Bastian Herre Esteban Ortiz-Ospina Max Roser
23 February 2026 at 00:00
Almost all countries have ended large-scale forced labor, often surprisingly recently.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/slavery"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/fd9c3fb5-e863-48e5-d6df-a67fbf9e5000/w=1024"/></a>

Four minutes of air conditioning

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By: Hannah Ritchie
16 February 2026 at 00:00
Billions of people have access to far less electricity per day than is required to run an air conditioner for just one hour.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/four-minutes-of-air-conditioning"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d666d8d8-6937-495b-5e37-ae8d93cc0a00/w=1024"/></a>

Could biofuels meet demand for global aviation?

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By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
26 January 2026 at 00:00
To fuel all of the world’s aviation demand, global biofuels would need to more than triple and be exclusively used for air travel.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/biofuels-demand-global-aviation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/419676cb-a931-41ff-3fde-d93748a5e900/w=1024"/></a>

Bioenergy and Biofuels

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By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
12 January 2026 at 00:00
How much bioenergy does the world produce, and what is it used for?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/bioenergy-biofuels"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/99904e99-0b0b-4342-6177-51f2c29b6900/w=1024"/></a>

Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric

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By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
12 January 2026 at 00:00
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9f05d67d-0d16-4494-86fd-23f5c563c200/w=1024"/></a>

Medicine and Biotechnology

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By: Tuna Acisu Saloni Dattani Fiona Spooner Veronika Samborska Hannah Ritchie Max Roser
15 December 2025 at 00:00
Innovations in medicines and biotechnology have increased life expectancy and saved many lives. Explore how this happened, and how more progress can be made.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/medicine-biotech"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9616ed87-e2c7-4b41-ef80-7ac6d428c800/w=1024"/></a>
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