Futurist and author Tracey Follows, who helped write a government White Paper on UK education in 2050, believes learning will ...

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the ...

Decisions made today will have stark consequences in 25 years. A panel of experts offer their predictions on politics, health ...

The future scares a lot of people. Climate change, a growing population, and fewer natural resources will certainly pose new challenges for the human race in the next few decades. But when you ...

It has to happen really fast. Last year, the world's climate scientists put out a report showing what it will take to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C by the end of this century, averting the ...

According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by 2050, the global population is anticipated to grow to over 9 billion, which is likely to increase pressure ...

The new data sheet from the Washington, D.C.-based organization is chock full of statistics on how global population will morph over the next 34 years, shrinking on some continents and exploding on ...

(Editor’s note: Each story has two sections, the first reflecting the present and the second imagining the world of 2050.) 2019: I went looking for people who’ve mapped out this world without ...

But despite our technological advances, humanity has failed to solve many of its problems. The world hasn't weaned itself off fossil fuels or antibiotics, protected the rain forest, or reduced the ...

2050: At this point, Keesmaat and I open up our minds and take a leap into a world that could be. Greenhouse gas emissions have dropped to zero. How did we do it? By gradually reshaping our cities so ...

When NPR interviewed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in February about her Green New Deal, she said that her goal was bigger than just passing some new laws. "What I hope we're able to do is rediscover ...