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

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.

The latest United Nations figures claim the world’s population is 8.2 billion, projected to peak at 10.3 billion by the ...

There could be billions more people living on Earth than currently thought, according to a new study which claims rural figures worldwide could be vastly underestimated. Currently, the UN estimates ...

Dr. Raymond Pearl believes that in the 17th Century, world population began to rise from a relatively static figure of about 450,000,000. Now it is approximately 2,100,000,000—an average density ...

Demography is a slow-moving train, and based on past and current trends, population science can somewhat predict the future. The populist playbook results in population (namely immigration ...

Fewer people leaving the city and more foreign newcomers have helped erase pandemic losses, new census data shows.

Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...

Almost 60% more litter can be found in the UK's coastal communities than in inland locations, according to new research.