WASHINGTON — The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous years, ...

Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people ...

Researchers study house sparrow genetics to understand survival, evolution, and how species respond to environmental change.

Global cancer cases have surged dramatically, doubling since 1990 and reaching 18.5 million new diagnoses in 2023. Deaths ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

Cancer is becoming a global crisis shaped less by biology than by inequality, risk exposure, and access to care.

The world's richest 15% produce as much food-related emissions as the poorest 50% combined. New research reveals stark ...

Built on Inheritance, Not Merit The world is moving from the era of the billionaire to the age of the trillionaire, and the ...

The Twin Cities is home to the largest urban Hmong population in the country. The Hmong were drawn to Minnesota by job opportunities, access to welfare and public housing, social services and the ...

UN rankings updated using new criteria to better reflect the mass urban transformation driving a global shift in how we live—and the megacities emerging from it. A new United Nations report has ...