As a result, by the time Disneyland’s gates opened, on July 17, 1955 — on former orchards just inside the recently expanded ...

Analysis of ash sediment showcases that most of the deep sea lives were buried and also had clogged organs during Hunga Volcanic event.

Readers discuss a guest essay about birthrates and the world’s population. Also: A citizens’ celebration for America’s 250th ...

Grisly sights can be found around the island. Experts deploy helicopters carrying over 500 tons of poison to eradicate ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, is a dangerous place. Thousands of golden lancehead snakes live there. Their venom ...

New simulations suggest that dozens of ultra-faint “ghost” galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, hidden from current ...

Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...

It’s time for everyone to engage in the depopulation debate, says Dean Spears, a co-author of After the Spike.

Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.

The population is set to plummet and we don't know how to stop it, warn Dean Spears and Michael Geruso in their new book, ...

Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging ...