China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 revolution

Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 — 5.63 per 1,000 people — is the lowest on record since 1949, the year that Mao ...

China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution

Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 — 5.63 per 1,000 people — is the lowest on record since 1949, the year that Mao ...
Gulf Times

GCC population set to surge past 83mn by 2050

The population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is projected to rise from around 61.5mn in 2024 to approximate ...

As Winnipeg surpasses 850K residents, city's growth rate slows: Statistics Canada data

The city of Winnipeg has officially topped the 850,000 population mark but its growth over the past year was the slowest its ...

Explained: China's population is not falling; it's collapsing

China has had population control policies, which are now resulting in a declining population rate. To tackle that, it has now ...

Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

Analysis: China's birth-rate struggles underscore its millennia-long effort to manage 'the masses'

Birth rate numbers released Monday, the lowest since Mao's Communists established the People's Republic in 1949, are the ...

Meta-study reveals mechanisms of animals' adaptations to cope with climate change

Climate change has a wide range of effects on wildlife. It affects seasonal migration, reproduction times, body size and mass ...

One Pool, One Species: How the Devils Hole Pupfish Became Earth’s Most Local Animal

When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, where more of their kind exists. The Devils Hole pupfish doesn’t get that ...