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A new 36-country survey for the World Economic Forum finds a growing number of people think unemployment will rise next year

Valentine’s Day is now widely celebrated all over the world: Majorities in most of 28 countries surveyed plan to do something special with their loved one this February 14.

Regardless of where they live, Americans of color are more likely to suffer from worse environmental conditions.

Globally, the majority of adults support policies to make fishing more sustainable

A "glass half full" look at social media

Three in five people across 29 countries say eating well is more important than being thin.

The plastic drinking straw has become a symbol of society’s growing concern over packaging convenience at the expense of our planet’s health. Already, four in 10 consumers report they have started using fewer plastic straws due to recent attention on the issue, according to a recent Ipsos/Buzzfeed poll. Nearly half of those polled support local governments banning their use.

Rising concerns about obesity and diet-related illnesses have prompted regulatory pressure on food manufacturers to cut sugar from their products.

Your competition just released a new product. It was starting to get buzz on social media and then a celebrity plugged it unprompted on Instagram and the mentions lit up. Is this the Next Big Thing, or is it the next Not a Thing Anymore? Will this have sustained scale? To put it another way, will this product “tip” from niche to mainstream and should you be developing an equivalent?