Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared.
Living in poorer neighborhoods is linked to higher risk of dementia and faster brain aging, according to new research.
The study collected data on payments to more than a quarter of a million households in 7,468 villages in forested areas and compared this with nearby deforestation. They found the payments reduced deforestation by 30%.
Pope Francis suggests countries should consider a universal basic wage to help combat the economic disruption caused by COVID-19.
A new U.S. study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception and founds that poverty leaves a mark on nearly 10 percent of the genes in the genome.
New charity is installing vending machines with food and items like socks for the homeless in the United Kingdom.
Researchers have found that the arc of prehistory bends towards economic inequality. Findings have profound implications for contemporary society.
Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
A global population of 7.5 billion people has far-reaching repercussions – including increased greenhouse gas emissions, strained food supplies, and increased total consumption.
In unprecedented detail, lifespan gap shown to be large and growing rapidly.
