Hannah Ritchie
68% decline in animal populations? Journalists misreport Living Planet Index study. Here are the facts
The Living Planet Index is the biodiversity metric that always claims the headlines. It’s often misinterpreted. How should we understand ...
Viewpoint: Blind optimism — Cynicism plays an important role in science but it won’t help us solve the world’s most crushing problems
Pessimism sounds smart. Optimism sounds dumb. It’s no wonder, then, that pessimistic messages hit the headlines, and optimistic ones hardly ...
Switching from beef to chicken can have big environmental benefits — but it also means many more animals to miserable lives and death
We often talk about steak, lamb chops, bacon and chicken nuggets as if they’re on a level playing field. Just ...
10% — not 75% — of crop yield is pollinator-dependent: Our World in Data charts raise doubts about claims that global food supply is imminently endangered by ‘disappearing’ insects
It’s unfortunate that the wildlife we care least about provides us with the most functional value. We favor the bears ...
Infographic: Global cancer death rates declining or holding steady
The overall global trends on cancer mortality ... tells a story which at first glance can seem conflicting. The total ...
Infographic: US cancer death rates have been dropping steadily after many peaked in the early 1990s
The chart provides longer-run trends in cancer death rates, from 1930 in the United States... . Overall, particularly in lung ...
Infographic: Number of people with cancer has more than doubled since 1990
How many people in the world have cancer? Globally, it's estimated that 42 million people across the world suffered from ...
Infographic: 5-year US cancer survival rates are on the rise
Despite increasing global cancer deaths, cancer death rates across many types have been falling. This is partly attributed to earlier ...
Global average income has tripled in 50 years, driving rapid increase in meat consumption
You may have heard an increasing number of people vow to reduce their meat eating lately - or cut it ...
Is organic really better for the environment than conventional agriculture?
As the total global population continues to rise and economic growth drives a transition towards more resource-intensive diets, a growing ...
