Population
European weather deaths pass 100
More than 100 people have been killed in the cold snap across Europe, with temperatures plummeting and snowfall causing chaos from Moscow to Milan.
Census Bureau News - Census Bureau Reports World's Older Population Projected to Triple by 2050
The world's 65-and-older population is projected to triple by mid-century, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent during...
Almost half of Australia untouched by humans: study
CANBERRA (Reuters) - More than 40 percent of Australia, an area the size of India, remains untouched by humans, making the country as critical to the world's environment as the Amazon rainforests, a study said on Wednesday.
HK's population nears seven million
Hong Kong's population has moved closer to the seven-million mark. The mid-2008 figure came in at 6,985,000.
U.S. estimates World population to top 7 billion in 2012
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- World population will reach 7 billion in 2012, according to a new estimate released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday.
Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil
One of South America's few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru. The Brazilian government says it took the images to prove the tribe exists and help protect its land.
New York is a Giant Birth Control Pill
Two new studies have suggested that cities act like contraceptives, helping to check the population growth that has become one of the most discussed environmental issues in recent years.