Jacque Schrag/Axios People in the year 2100 will be younger in Africa, and dramatically older in East Asia and Europe, as power tilts sharply toward the global South, per the U.S. Census Bureau's ...

Migration is shaping the 21st century like few forces have in history. People move for work, education, family, refuge and ...

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for ...

High-speed internet is reaching deeper into developing markets, pulling millions into the online economy. Expanding mobile ...

The wealth of the ultra-rich is undergoing a historic surge, according to the third report of the World Inequality Lab ...

The colourful scene that has a dark ending. Discarded plastic in open waste sites is harming Sri Lankan elephants. Explore the problem and how you can help.

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...

The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event in men’s soccer. Curaçao, an autonomous territory of ...

More than 80 per cent of people worldwide now live in towns and cities, according to a major United Nations report, and this figure is set to rise further, underscoring the need to ensure urban areas ...

Global growth is projected to remain at 3.1% in 2026 and pick up to 3.2% in 2027. Global economic growth may be similar in 2026 to that recorded in 2025 (3.1%). However, from cyclical perspective we ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The biggest challenge China faces right now isn’t the Trump ...

How would you go about answering the question “How many people have ever lived on this planet?” If you type that into Google or an artificial intelligence chatbot, you’ll get an answer pretty ...