Posts Tagged ‘population growth’
Fewer lions survive in ‘pockets’ of savannah
DUKE/UC DAVIS (US) — About 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs and more than two-thirds of the lion population once estimated to live there have disappeared in the last 50 years. Continue…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 11:03 - 2 Comments
Earth & Environment - Oct 29, 2012 13:38 - 1 Comment
US population shifts to hot, dry climate
MCGILL (CAN) — As Jason Samson sees it, climate is as important in shaping the distribution and movement of humans as it is in other animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 21, 2012 15:03 - 0 Comments
Population explosion comes with genetic risk
CORNELL (US) — Earth’s human population has skyrocketed—from a few million to 7 billion during the last 10,000 years. So, too, has the number of rare genetic variants. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 13, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments
South is ‘hot’ and Houston is No. 1
RICE (US) — The city of Houston added 1.2 million people in the past decade—an increase of more than 123,000 per year—more than any of the nation’s 366 metropolitan areas. (more…)
