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A child born in 2011 enters an environment vastly different than that of his grandparents, who might have been born 50-60 years ago when the color television was a new-fangled invention and the planet had less than half the...
Nov
04
Early Population Growth
For the vast majority of human history, the number of people on earth has been surprisingly small. In fact, early on in our roughly 100,000 year history, our species was perilously close to extinction; genetic studies suggest humans underwent a dramatic population...
Oct
29
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....
Sep
26
The world’s population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. But it may surprise you to know that population is not increasing everywhere in the world. Could the world be headed toward Zero Population Growth (ZPG)?
Despite the current continued population upsurge, it is projected by most...
Sep
23
What if the world’s population were reduced to 100 people community?
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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...
Sep
18
Bahrain's beaches are at risk from the environmental impact of rapid growth. Photo courtesy of Bahrain Tourism Board.
A series of talks among scientists, business and economic leaders, politicians, academics, human rights activists, NGOs and others in the Kingdom of Bahrain has resulted in an...
Aug
23
