McMurdo Station is the gateway of most all scientific, private, and touristic jaunts into the Antarctic. During the interminably sunny summer months, it's population booms.
Nightingale Island, home to a large population of rockhopper penguins, was drenched in oil when a grounded cargo vessel split its hull in the force of a relentless swell.
By December 1971, Pinta Island's vegetation was devastated by introduced feral goats, and the indigenous tortoise population was reduced to just one, Lonesome George.
Make personalized signs that look real and get your message out! In this one, an outspoken doctor reminds us that SERVING happy meals is sadly SERVING to create an obese population.
Nightingale Island, home to a large population of rockhopper penguins, was drenched in oil when a grounded cargo vessel split its hull in the force of a relentless swell.
While census numbers indicate a 20% growth in the tiger population of India, wildlife experts are worried that tiger corridors connecting natural habitats are shrinking.
Scientists have concluded that culling bat populations will not stop white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is wiping out the species, from spreading.
Scientists have concluded that culling bat populations will not stop white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is wiping out the species, from spreading.
Scientists have concluded that culling bat populations will not stop white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is wiping out the species, from spreading.
Pol Pot was fixated on "restarting civilization" in Cambodia. Forced labor, poor medical care and executions resulted in the deaths of around 21% of the Cambodian population.
Leading bat experts gathered at a symposium to draw a plan of action against white-nose syndrome, which has killed millions of bats and paints a bleak outlook for U.S. populations.
The populations of two popular Southern Californian fisheries have plummeted 90% since 1980, constituting a collapse that went undetected by management agencies.
"Africa is inferred to be the continent of origin for all modern human populations. But the details of human prehistory and evolution in Africa remain largely obscure."
The Hispanic population in the United States has reached a milestone of 50 million, an influx demographers feel will significantly impact communities as Latinos continue to assimilate.
The Hispanic population in the United States has reached a milestone of 50 million, an influx demographers feel will significantly impact communities as Latinos continue to assimilate.
The Hispanic population in the United States has reached a milestone of 50 million, an influx demographers feel will significantly impact communities as Latinos continue to assimilate.
It may be strange to think that something lives inside you, but it wouldn't be uncommon. In fact a quarter of the world's population is believed to be hosts to parasitic worms.
The indigenous giant tortoise population of Pinta island is down to a sole individual. When Lonesome George, now 60-90 years old, passes away, the Pinta Island Tortoise will be extinct.
The Supreme Court has endorsed a court order requiring California to cut its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates to improve health care for those who remain behind bars.
The global population is now or soon will be 7 billion, and media around the world are scrambling to anoint the seven billionth, conflating an estimate with an exact count.
Leading bat experts gathered at a symposium to draw a plan of action against white-nose syndrome, which has killed millions of bats and paints a bleak outlook for U.S. populations.
Cellphones in Haiti helped keep doctors ahead of a cholera epidemic, by tracking populations as they left the epicenter and alerting medics, as well as sending beneficial advice via texts.
A Taiwanese woman took a sizable bite out of Taiwan's mosquito population, and won a $3,000 cash prize, by catching around 4 million of the bloodsuckers in just one month.
A robust population of snow leopards roam the mountains of Afghanistan, a relief to conservationists worried about the effects of local conflict on the wildlife.
A robust population of snow leopards roam the mountains of Afghanistan, a relief to conservationists worried about the effects of local conflict on the wildlife.
The Black Death, a highly virulent bacterium that decimated the population of Western Europe in the 14th century, has been reconstructed by DNA collected in mass graves.
The global population is now or soon will be 7 billion, and media around the world are scrambling to anoint the seven billionth, conflating an estimate with an exact count.