Most estimates place Earth’s human population at around 8.2 billion, but Josias Láng-Ritter—a postdoctoral researcher at ...

For years, the official estimate of Earth’s population has hovered around 8.2 billion. However, a new study suggests that the ...

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An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with ...

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Even more exciting, the model suggests that some Earth-like planets could form in the habitable zone—the region around a star ...