In 2024, total data “created, captured, copied, and consumed” was around 150 Zettabytes (10^18 bytes or 1 billion terabytes) and global mobile data traffic was around 125 Exabytes (10^15 bytes or 1 ...

Not everyone follows these factions, and some follow no religion. While estimates vary as to how many people worldwide identify as irreligious (atheist, agnostic, secularist, non-religious ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been publishing annual reports on world health statistics since 2005, with a focus on health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs) since 2016. WHO’s 2025 ...

Within the span of Triplett’s life, worldwide diagnosis of autism increased dramatically. As of 2021, an estimated 62 million others globally have been diagnosed as being autistic, according to the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm—and is causing a storm of controversy over its gargantuan electricity appetite and its insatiable thirst for fresh water to cool the heat its ...

Whether a resident or visitor to the US, air pollution—including particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and the like—is a concern given its potential health and environmental impacts. The American Lung ...

Researchers from Oregon State University conducted a study on the threat of climate change to wild animal species and biodiversity. The study, published in BioScience, assessed 70,814 species from 35 ...

The world relies on plastics for endless beneficial uses, but alarming amounts of plastic waste are polluting oceans and waterways, and there’s growing evidence that microplastics are showing up in ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that "low carbon [emissions] lifestyles" could play a significant role in helping the world meet its climate goals. The research quantifies the ...

Their work saw the river’s historic designation as the Vjosa Wild River National Park by the Albanian Government in March 2023, making it the first such park in Europe.This status safeguards not just ...

This visionary northeast Vienna development, with a large man-made lake at its center, is being built on the site of Vienna’s long-disused first airport and is even repurposing a huge mass of ...

When he first visited East Africa in 1960, he learned through the work of nature preservation advocate Bernhard Grzimek that the Serengeti is a delicate ecosystem, and its sheer vastness is necessary ...