WASHINGTON -- The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous years, ...

Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people ...

New research suggests ancient islanders may have migrated across the Pacific in response to shifting rainfall. As the west grew drier and the east wetter, people may have followed water to survive.

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By Our World in Data The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million people in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

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Baby Boomers – adults born between 1946 and 1964 – will soon reach a milestone, when the oldest members of this generation ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...

New research reveals how humans began moving pigs across the Pacific 50,000 years ago, reshaping ecosystems throughout the ...

Explore how long typical boom and bust cycles last, their impact, and economic trends in U.S. business cycles.