At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

Artificial intelligence sparks job loss fears, but shrinking global populations suggest AI may ease labour shortages rather than cause mass unemployment in the future.

Back in April 2023, the UN acknowledged that India had overtaken China as the most populous country. Incidentally, China’s ...

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest ...

For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock ...

Expanding social spending, increasing the supply of public goods, and promoting more equal access to basic public services ...

Targeted poaching of lions for body parts is on the rise in Africa, posing an existential threat to a dwindling population.

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

The latest figures point to shifting migration patterns in the state, with pandemic after-effects still visible across ...

Across the world, water scarcity is emerging as one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Climate change is pushing rivers and aquifers into unprecedented extremes, droughts and floods ...

Born in the 1880s, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise lived through world wars and pandemics while becoming a symbol of ...

Adults over the age of 65 are at increased risk of cognitive decline and developing types of neurodegenerative conditions, ...