China faces demographic crisis as population shrinks for first time in 60 years
China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the…
Free condoms: France is making condoms available to all young people after learning a startling percentage of its population doesn’t use protection
Condoms. mikroman6/Getty Images France will start offering free condoms to all young people in January in an effort to curb…
World population hits 8 billion, UN says
A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United…
The world’s 8 billionth person was just born, UN projection shows — the first time the global population has been so big
A file photo of a baby boy. The world's eight billionth baby is due to be born today. Vicki Smith/Getty…
South Korea’s most popular social media app, used by about 90% of the country’s population, is having a very bad week, and one of its CEOs just resigned
KakaoTalk logo on the App Store and KakaoTalk logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this…
Scientists calculated the global population of ants: there are 20 quadrillion, or 2.5 million per person
Silhouettes of ants are seen on a flower during sunset in Turkey's on July 17, 2018. Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images…
Long Before Russia, the U.S. Bombed a Civilian Population
Mondadori via Getty Images James M. Scott’s Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the…
Elon Musk says ‘population collapse’ is more dangerous than global warming. Experts say that won’t happen.
Elon Musk. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk is scared low birth rates could lead to what he calls "population collapse." Experts…
Putin brings back Stalin-era award for mothers who have 10 children as population declines and Russia suffers heavy losses in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands near a flag with portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin while visiting…