Five graphics that show what the new UN population report tells us about the future
by Fertility rates around the world are falling faster than expected, putting the world on track to see population decline before the end of the century, …
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Satellite imagery could provide a missing piece of the puzzle in the Easter Island saga
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Could a few Thai otters help the UK water dog population recover? Our study offers a clue
Otter populations in Britain collapsed around the 1960s due to the deadly effects of chemical pollution in rivers and lakes – or so we thought. …
A massive tsunami may have wiped out Britain’s Stone Age population 8,200 years ago, and scientists say a similar natural disaster could hit the islands again.
A landslide near Norway caused a tsunami over 8,000 years ago that created huge waves in the North Sea and beyond.Rainer Lesniewski/iStock via Getty Images …