Demographer Jennifer Sciubba joins WIRED to answer the internet's questions about population and demographics. What is demography? What perspective can demographics provide about populations and ...

Today, the “dismal science,” as well as scientists and policy makers throughout the developed world are dealing with an entirely different population problem. There aren’t enough people, at least not ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has projected that the nation's population will hit 341,145,670 at midnight on New Year's Day. It marks an increase of over 2.6 million people (0.78%) from January 1, 2024, and ...

There are also lion statues in places like China, Indonesia and Cambodia, where no lion ever set paw. Elephants, rhinos, ...

A primary risk, as a population ages, is under-investment in children. As children make up an increasing share of the ...

City leaders project 1 million new residents by 2050, but there's one group that demographers say is vital for population growth across the United States.

Iowa's pheasant season opens this month, and the Iowa DNR says the statewide pheasant population is at a 20-year high.

Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo. But the ...

Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff measure a black bear as part of a newly launched survey this summer. Photo courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. For the fourth year in a row, the number of ...