Stories by alphabetatango

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

Bees are more than just honeybees

Some parts of Europe have a growing population, while others are shrinking

Drones that recharge directly on transmission lines

Ten key insights from development economics in 2025

The most viewed charts and articles from Our World in Data

Reforming trade policy boosted firm productivity in China

Growth of global GDP per head has been remarkably steady over the past 3 decades

Politics in the US Workplace – research project on politics in the workplace

Econ Lit Search – a tool to search full text of papers from AER, AEJ, NBER

A century of progress in access to primary education

Use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss has more than doubled since early 2024

Shifts in US Social Media Use 2020-24: Decline, Fragmentation, and Polarization

World Bank Restructuring: A Retreat from Research Quality?

New UN Global Forest Assessment – understanding long-term trends in forests

China Went from Clean Energy Copycat to Global Innovator

Data-enhanced article showing how bird migration is changing

The State of Obesity Report 2025 – Trends in obesity [pdf]

How to save Madagascar's dwindling forests

An interactive table with the religious composition in 201 countries

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