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Why cheap waste management is key to stopping plastic pollution

2026-03-16 08:00:00

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>

What are the world’s deadliest animals, and can we protect ourselves against them?

2026-03-09 08:00:00

Deaths from other animals are mostly caused by just two types: mosquitoes and snakes.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/deadliest-animals"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ff4b0c82-f048-4f76-f5d8-fba6a57d6000/w=1024"/></a>

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

2026-02-23 08:00:00

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

2026-02-16 08:00:00

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>

Religion

2026-02-02 08:00:00

What share of the world is religious, and how is this changing? Explore global data and research on trends in religiosity.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/religion"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d55e9c17-481a-4aab-81f7-3ee627dce800/w=1024"/></a>

Could biofuels meet demand for global aviation?

2026-01-26 08:00:00

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>