The discovery hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth. "If there were only one object, that would be interesting but an outlier," Teddy Kareta, a planetary scientist ...

For years, the official estimate of Earth’s population has hovered around 8.2 billion. However, a new study suggests that the actual number of people living on our planet could be much higher.

AI could ‘devastate’ Earth’s population down to the size of the UK by 2300, expert warns: ‘People really don’t have a clue’ By . Ben Cost. Published June 2, 2025, 1:10 p.m. ET.

EARTH’S population will peak in the mid-2080s before dropping to a level significantly lower than anticipated a decade ago. The current population of 8.2 billion will swell to 10.3 billion ov… ...

Earth's population will peak at 10.3 BILLION in the mid-2080s, scientists predict. The UN says there is an 80% chance that global population peaks this century ...

There could be billions more people on Earth than previously thought. Research warns needs of rural residents could be under-represented in decision-making ...

Most estimates place Earth’s human population at around 8.2 billion, but Josias Láng-Ritter—a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University in Finland and lead author of the study published in ...

According to a new study, the population of the Earth could be much greater than thought. The conventional methods of counting populations, especially in rural regions, have resulted in undercounts.

Human Population Growth and extinction. We're in the midst of the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis. Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson estimated that 30,000 species per year (or three species per hour ...

The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.