We’ve added a billion people in just 12 years. The implications for the planet—and our own welfare—hinge on how we tackle climate change. On the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights ...

Most estimates place Earth’s human population at around 8.2 billion, but Josias Láng-Ritter—a postdoctoral researcher at ...

Estimates suggest that the current human population stands at 8.2 billion people. However, a researcher says that this number might be wrong and is not an accurate count of the human population on ...

A new study is challenging one of the most widely accepted statistics in the world. The current global population figure of 8.2 billion may be a serious undercount, according to researchers who ...

For those who see every additional human being as one more consuming, carbon-emitting unit on a hot and crowded planet that is already well past its carrying capacity, the idea of 8 billion people ...

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday.

To investigate, they used data on 307 dam projects in 35 countries, including China, Brazil, Australia and Poland, all completed between 1980 and 2010, taking the number of people reported as ...

What's True. Earth's population is estimated to be roughly 8 billion people, according to the United Nations. Depending on body size and thus the surface area of skin, a person could have more ...

The more than 6 billion people on this planet who are economically challenged may get a sneak preview of the attractions just by looking at wealthy and expensive California. California, with its 40 ...