Stephen Hawking world end prediction date is sooner than expected. The scientist warned in 2017 that unchecked population growth, energy use, and environmental threats could bring Earth to its end by ...
A new study reveals that coastal population growth between 2000 and 2018 exceeded that of inland areas worldwide.
Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become an animal haven of sorts. These rare horses ...
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Earth’s population has been halved, with warlords controlling what’s left of North America, and Nigeria as the world’s ...
A recent study reveals a concerning decline in insect populations, even in remote, untouched ecosystems. Researchers observed ...
Ant genomes from Fiji reveal insect decline across centuries, offering a warning about the scale of today’s biodiversity ...
Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected ...
This weekend's September new moon will rise amid a partial solar eclipse, giving way to the autumnal equinox. Here's when, ...