A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Parkinson’s disease cases could double, reaching over 25 million worldwide. A new study reveals that aging and population ...

By 2050, it is projected that India will have added 416 million urban dwellers, China 255 million and Nigeria 189 million. The urban population of the world has grown rapidly from 751 million in ...

Agriculture is facing an unprecedented challenge – here are five things we need to change. As our global population continues to rise, some estimates suggest it could reach a whopping 10 billion ...

While we can't know what will threaten our bodies in the future, cures and vaccines for current diseases and illnesses will surely improve by 2050. Researchers are confident that within 20 years ...

More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults around the world are predicted to be ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s ...

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday. The research published ...

A new study warns that by 2050, nearly 60% of adults and one-third of children globally will be overweight or obese without governmental intervention. Published in the Lancet, the study analysed ...

As our global population continues to rise, some estimates suggest it could reach a whopping 10 billion people by 2050. To feed that many people, we will need to produce record quantities of food.