A study by Aalto University reveals that rural populations might be significantly undercounted. Researchers found potential ...

The powerful earthquake, which had its epicenter in central Myanmar about 13 miles from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest ...

An earthquake is extremely destructive if it occurs shallow in the Earth's crust and near population centres - Friday's earthquake in Myanmar did both.

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

For years, the official estimate of Earth’s population has hovered around 8.2 billion. However, a new study suggests that the ...

In November 2022, the UN announced that the global population had reached 8 billion people. While these numbers are just ...

Is our little blue marble of a planet actually a lot more crowded than we thought? A new study suggests we've been ...

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold ...

If knowing there are 8.2 BILLION people in the world makes you feel like an insignificant ant, this won’t help . . . A new ...

So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

Sustainable farming is crucial for food security and environmental preservation as global population grows towards 9.7 ...