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Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Based out of Oxford University (@ox.ac.uk), founded by @maxroser.bsky.social.
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Less than 200 years ago, one in three Dutch children died before the age of five

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📊 Data update: We've just updated the data in our charts on carbon pricing. This data lets you answer questions like: – What share of CO₂ emissions in different countries are covered by a carbon price? – Which countries have a carbon tax? – Which ones have an emissions trading system?

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments

💡 Very excited to announce new features: better interactive maps! 🗺️ – Enhanced country/region selection with several sorting options and a bar chart preview – Selecting a country highlights it and shows its value on the map – Zooming to your selection brings up a 3D globe view 🌍

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

In some regions, around one-in-ten cancer cases are caused by a common, treatable bacterium

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Progress can sometimes be slow, but with persistence it is possible. Take the case of leaded gasoline.

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📊 Data update: We've just updated the data in our charts on homicides. The data comes from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime 2025 release. This update was led on our team by @spoonerf.bsky.social.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Our own @hannahritchie.bsky.social is featured in the London Natural History Museum’s new exhibit “Fixing Our Broken Planet”, which “explores practical, nature-based solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the planet today.” Check it out if you’ll be in London!

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Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind

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Tuberculosis (TB) was once a leading killer in rich countries, but it’s now rare in those places. But TB still kills almost 1.3 million people every year, making it the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Young Americans spend much more time alone than they did fifteen years ago

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments