helps scientists make better predictions about future changes in population sizes and growth rates. This is essential for answering questions in areas such as biodiversity conservation (e.g., the ...

The constant r is referred to as the intrinsic rate of natural increase (Figure 2). All sorts of microorganisms exhibit patterns that are very close to exponential population growth. For example ...

Such emissions from upper-middle-income countries have more than doubled since 2000, even though the population growth rate was falling throughout this period. Most high-income countries are ...

How will our growing population affect climate change and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A new report from UN DESA, Global Population Growth and Sustainable ...