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The World Hits 8 Billion People; Is That Good or Bad?
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The world's population is expected to hit 8 billion Nov. 15 2022. Is that too many people or just right?
What if China never had a one-child policy?
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China's government imposed mandatory IUDs and mass sterilizations, among other measures. That's some serious micromanagement. Was it necessary to avert a population disaster?
Good News! Some Butterfly Populations Bounced Back in 2019
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Work by volunteers and nonprofits, such as butterfly waystations and education efforts, has reversed population decline for some butterfly species.
What is China's one-child policy?
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What is China's one-child policy? Learn about China's one-child policy, implemented in 1979 to reduce the population and stimulate economic growth.
Has Earth reached its carrying capacity?
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Carrying capacity is the idea that sustainability requires balance. Learn about carrying capacity and human population.
What's the Malthusian premise?
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The Malthusian premise centers on the issue of whether or not there will be enough food to sustain human life. Learn about the Malthusian premise.
How Urban Sprawl Works
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Urban sprawl occurs when people move from cities to the areas around them and develop the land with houses, businesses and roads. Learn about urban sprawl.
5 Ideas for Doubling the World's Food Supply
With the world's population expanding and its arable land shrinking, how in the world are we going to have enough food to feed everyone? Here are five ways.
Is There Science to Back Up the Stereotypes About Only Children?
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Is there any truth to stereotypes about only children? Learn more about only children personalities in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
There's a River Full of Monkeys in Florida — And Not in a Theme Park
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In Silver Springs State Park, Florida, there's a colony of rhesus macaques living in the wild. HowStuffWorks discovers how they got there.