Population

Climate change is the silent force behind a sudden decline in the North Atlantic right whale population, according to a new study backing a growing body of research into why endangered animals have swung from slow recovery to alarming…

Climate change is the quiet force behind a sudden decline in the population of North Atlantic right whales, according to a new study that bolsters a growing body of research into why the critically endangered animals have veered from slow…

A CDC scientist said Monday that the data needed to properly evaluate Covid-19 vaccine booster vaccinations for the general population is limited - even if President Joe Biden pressures health officials to stop vaccinations Week of…

China's population is growing at the slowest pace in decades, with a drop in birth rates and a graying workforce that presents the Communist Party with one of its greatest social and economic challenges.Figures for a census conducted last…

According to the executive director of a local health group, at least 55% of the Indian population should be immune to Covid-19 by September, propelling the country towards population immunity.Suneeta Reddy of Apollo Hospitals said that…

A health worker delivers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Bhopal, India on March 25, 2021.STR | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesIndia's Covid-19 cases are on the rise again and the country's richest state is hit hard.Maharashtra…

Dr. Johnson & Johnson board member Mark McClellan told CNBC Friday that there could be enough vaccinations for the entire US adult population by the summer. "Assuming that accurate verification of the J&J data is no longer…

Now that big pharmaceutical companies develop effective coronavirus vaccines, the next big challenge is getting them to as many people as possible.For example, the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech must be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates are on the way to vaccinate half of its population against the coronavirus before a deadline it set itself in late March, according to the country's health authorities. The little…

Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and about 30 meters long, the blue whale - the largest creature to ever live on earth - seems difficult for human eyes and ears to miss at first.But a previously unknown population of Leviathans has lurked in…