Almost 10 billion people
By the year 1800, just over 200 years ago, there were 1 billion people in the world. By 1960, just 60 years ago, there were 3 billion people. There are now over 7 billion people. [...]
By the year 1800, just over 200 years ago, there were 1 billion people in the world. By 1960, just 60 years ago, there were 3 billion people. There are now over 7 billion people. [...]
Although we might often worry about our civilisation’s potential to destroy the planet (see: The most dangerous moment), we easily forget that the planet also has an untamed ability to destroy civilisation too. For example, the [...]
A remarkable discovery was recently reported in the journal Science which was welcomed by those searching for the secrets of longer life. Gliding through arctic waters was a shark that was about 400 years old! [...]
If a person was born in Jerusalem, should that person be allowed to list his or her birthplace as “Israel?” You would think that the answer to that question would be an obvious and straightforward, [...]