Governments should consider imposing World War II-style policies of rationing on goods such as food, fuel and clothing in order to fight climate change, according to a newly published academic paper.

This fascinating video shows an original World War II–era US Army C-Ration can from the 1940s being opened today, in 2026.

The official end of the war in Europe on V-E Day May 7, 1945 did not mean the end of rationing. America and its allies had been rationing many items during World War II. The aim of rationing was to ...

World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943. "I should like to let you know ...

During and in the aftermath of World War II, between January 1940 and September 1953, the United Kingdom rationed most food items. For some chunk of those fourteen years, everything except fish and ...

My Grandma Alice was the baker in our family, the creator of simple cakes produced in a now-dented metal pan I still have somewhere. No layers, thanks. I attributed the simplicity to the thrifty ...

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research. World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, ...

Toward the end of WWII, late 1944 or early 1945, I was in downtown Decatur shopping with my mother, Margaret, when I noticed my mother was getting very excited. She had spotted a line of about 20 ...