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There must be far fewer of us, if humanity also desires to inhabit a biologically vibrant planet.

As the monkeypox outbreak continues to gain momentum worldwide, here are five charts explaining exactly why this outbreak is so different from what we’ve seen in the past.

The philosophy behind effective altruism has gone mainstream — and gotten rich. Where does that leave it?

The critics of economic growth are wrong about its environmental dangers, but they’re especially wrong to downplay its role in the fight against poverty.

Things are definitely not as bad as you think.

America spends more on healthcare than any developed country but has one of the lowest life expectancy rates.

The number of people the planet can sustain depends on both the natural constraints of our environment and human choices.

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The United States Merchant Marine does not have a Medal of Honor or Navy Cross but can issue awards for bravery. Currently, the US Merchant...

A growing movement of researchers want to shrink rich economies to stop the planet heating — but both supporters and critics are gambling on prosperity and climate stability for billions of people across the world.

Last month, we covered the invention and history of integrated circuits (ICs) and the manufacturing process. Now we pick up where we left off, discussing how transistor counts keep increasing and feature sizes get smaller, culminating in the cutting-edge EUV technology. by Dr David Maddison