One planet… seven billion people and growing. What lies ahead can be a fascinating human adventure, or a tragic saga of human frailty and shortsightedness.
(Revised January 24, 2012)
The world’s human population has now reached seven billion individuals, and it came at a continuing record pace. The population explosion of the las...
Sep
26
What if the world’s population were reduced to 100 people community?
Visit Miniature Earth
Sep
21
Industries fueled the Industrial Revolution. Image: ShutterStock
The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in Earth’s ecology and humans’ relationship with their environment. The Industrial Revolution dramatically changed every aspect of human life and lifestyles. The impact on the world’s psyche would not begin to...
Sep
18
Sea surface temperatures and land vegetation over the Indian Ocean are seen below in a visualization created with data from 1994 to 2005. (Credit: NASA)
A warmer world is most likely the cause of the migration of a centuries-old rain pattern – affecting the fresh water supply for over a billion people throughout the tropics and sub...
Sep
15
