The global energy landscape is changing, and fast. But how rapidly and to what extent is still up for debate. Answers to these critical questions translate to hundreds of billions of dollars in ...

The Raleigh of 2000 bears little resemblance to the Raleigh of today. Over the last two decades, Raleigh has grown from a sleepy capital town into a bustling big city with big-city amenities—and ...

The current scenario of the global economy doesn’t give us a clear picture of the near-term economic situation with certainty. The recent major events that led to global economic uncertainty began ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in our seven-part in-depth editorial series where we take a long look ahead at “Farm & Food 2040.” We’ll explore the trends shaping not only production agriculture ...

Within a few months, The News & Observer, like all McClatchy publications, will end its Saturday print edition, pushing readers toward an e-edition instead. If you think that’s the end of this trend ...

In November of last year, we finally caught up to the future envisioned in 1982’s Blade Runner. Perhaps unsurprisingly, things didn’t pan out exactly how Ridley Scott envisioned. We still don’t have ...

Actor, director and campaigner Damon Gameau argues that scientific progress can save the planet from ecological disaster in his new documentary '2040.' By Stephen Dalton Australian actor turned ...

We compiled expert insights to determine the minimum net worth someone would need to be considered upper class by 2040.

“LET’S PRETEND our house is our planet,” Damon Gameau, an Australian actor and writer, says. In front of his fireplace he explains that burning fossil fuels cause carbon emissions, and animated black ...

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