In the early 1800s, the human population hit 1 billion. As of late last year, human population 8 billion. And by the end of the century, it’s expected to top ten billion.

It’s a small world – and we’re needing to share more and more of it. The global population passed eight billion in 2022, and is set to rise by another two billion over the next 60 years. Demand for ...

Almost 99% of all human ancestors may have been wiped out around 930,000 years ago, a new paper has claimed. The new research, published in the journal Science, used DNA from living people to suggest ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas.

As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A new study shows where the largest changes will occur.

Colombia sits on the land through which Homo sapiens first spread from Central America to South America more than 14,500 years ago, making it a crucial population gateway. Researchers have now ...

In 2013 bones were discovered in a cave in South-Africa, these bones are from a species of hominid but they don’t seem to fit in the current timeline. This species has archaic features like ...

The human population may have lingered at about 1,300 for more than 100,000 years, ... This chart shows the timeline of the severe bottleneck and how many individuals likely existed during that time.

Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest A study proposes that the population that gave rise to modern humans may have been reduced to roughly 1,300 ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas. By analyzing 300 rural dam projects across 35 ...

The top map shows areas with projected increasing human-wildlife overlap by 2070. In orange areas, human population density will increase, while species richness – the number of species present – will ...

As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A new study shows where the largest changes will occur.