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 ...

Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds 8 billion and may top 10 billion by 2050, the momentum of growth ...

We frequently hear about “fertility crises” in Sub-Saharan Africa or “overcrowding” in South Asia and Latin America, yet ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas. By analyzing 300 rural dam projects across 35 ...

We are on the cusp of a major and unprecedented turning point in human history. For the first time in as long as humans have roamed the earth, the global human population is about to peak and begin an ...

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