Part 2 of this year’s Global Monitoring Report analyses major demographic shifts that will shape economic growth and development for decades to come. The world's population growth has slowed markedly.

The latest U.S. Census population estimates confirm that the Columbus metro continues to be a major driver of growth in the Midwest. The region's population reached 2,225,377 residents by year-end ...

Sexual reproduction is vital to the persistence of coral populations, but sexual maturity is size-dependent in reef corals, so expediting the growth of larger corals should support faster population ...