Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.

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

We’ve all heard that human overpopulation is a crisis. In 2017, Bill Nye warned us about the planet’s “people problem,” and ...

This animated map shows how global populations are distributed across Earth by dividing the globe into slices covering 10% of ...

Greenland sharks live for centuries with slow heartbeats and metabolism. Scientists study their longevity secrets.

Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging ...

HEADLINES SCREAMED LAST WEEK when the U.S. Census Bureau released numbers showing the population of older adults is growing ...

A study analyzes the enormous impact of earthquakes on the Mediterranean city, where the population has multiplied sixfold ...

Humans have inhabited all corners of the world today. But there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out from the face ...

Drone footage reveals killer whales using kelp to bond, groom, and possibly heal - offering a rare glimpse into their social ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...