Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

In time, the Climate Impact Fee could serve as a model for a national network of state-led climate resilience financing ...

Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals ...

The Accidental Arrival That Changed Everything The islands are volcanic in origin and were never attached to any continent.

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

When we tested the three-legged lizards’ athletic performance, the results defied expectations. Some animals were clearly impaired in their sprinting capabilities, but others actually ran faster than ...

The rock pocket mouse is a living example of Darwin's process of natural selection. Evolution is happening right now everywhere around us, and adaptive changes can occur in a population with ...

Scientists discovered genetic variants in the Turkana that help conserve water in deserts, but these variants may now raise disease risks in urban settings, early data suggest.

Catastrophic floods and heat waves are no longer warnings –they are the face of climate change today. In May 2023, The Star’s report titled “School uniforms now optional” said educational institutions ...

Researchers have found that, since 1950, economic losses from floods in Europe have decreased because of improvements in risk management, per a University of Potsdam news release. Climate adaptation ...