On a special episode (first released on August 1, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Across the globe, populations are in precipitous decline. People are simply not having children at the fertility rate ...

A long-held theory that a dramatic population collapse occurred at some point on the southeast Pacific Ocean’s Easter Island has been dubbed a myth by a new study. Researchers analyzed the island and ...

China’s population of 1.4 billion people is the largest in the world, right? Not anymore. In 2023 India surpassed China as the most populous country. China’s population began shrinking in 2022, and ...

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Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two books. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more ...

Birth rates in the United States are on the decline, reaching a historic low of 1.6 children per woman in 2023, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, while some ...

Republicans have a net-zero goal they can finally get behind: not for carbon emissions but for immigration. And they may achieve it as soon as this year. In a July white paper, three economists ...

Muslims are the world’s second-largest religious group and the fastest-growing major religion. They make up the vast majority of the population in the Middle East-North Africa region. In all other ...

Decades of progress in medicine and public health are driving rapid global aging, straining healthcare systems and national ...