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Here are the latest posts about Population on Science, Space & Robots:

Study Finds New Amish Community Forms in U.S. Every 3.5 Weeks
Researchers say Amish are growing more rapidly than most other religions in the United States. (July 28, 2012)

World Population Just Days Away From Reaching 7 Billion
The World population is just days away from reaching the seven billion mark. (October 16, 2011)

World's Most Typical Person is 28-Year-Old Han Chinese Man
National Geographic has been analyzing demographics as the human population on our planet approaches 7 billion. (March 5, 2011)

What Happened to Population Control?
Where have efforts to stabilize or even reduce the world's population gone? Even if major efforts to combat global warming are undertaken it may not be enough if the world's population continues to skyrocket upward. (March 19, 2007)

Massive Number of Cows on Earth Contributing to Global Warming
Cow emissions are a global warming problem just like the manmade emissions from fossil fuels. (December 11, 2006)

What is Earth's Optimum Human Population Level?
Chris Rapley has an article about whether the Earth has an optimum human population level and what this number might be. (January 6, 2006)

World Population To Soar
A new report from the United Nations Population Division finds that the global population is projected to soar 40% to 9. (February 27, 2005)