MoreRSS

site iconOur World in DataModify

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
Please copy the RSS to your reader, or quickly subscribe to:

Inoreader Feedly Follow Feedbin Local Reader

Rss preview of Blog of Our World in Data

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>

How have crime rates in the United States changed over the last 50 years?

2026-01-19 08:00:00

Both violent and property crime are far below their 1990s peak, but some crimes see periodic rises.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/us-crime-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ad8c75ab-b3e2-4325-b53e-cf62e26f2600/w=1024"/></a>

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

2026-01-12 08:00:00

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>

Bioenergy and Biofuels

2026-01-12 08:00:00

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>

Medicine and Biotechnology

2025-12-15 08:00:00

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>

Top of the Charts: our most popular work in 2025

2025-12-04 08:00:00

A look back at the most popular charts, articles, data insights, and more from Our World in Data in 2025.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/top-of-the-charts-2025"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ddab06f1-a4f4-4b0f-24e2-c376b650a600/w=1024"/></a>