Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2011

World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations

ScienceDaily (July 28, 2011) — Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. Details here.


A crowded beach in China.
Courtesy of AcidCow.com

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

United Nations Predicts Earth's Population to Hit 7 Billion in Fall 2011 (CBC TV)

This old world of ours is becoming a very crowded place, very quickly. (Watch video here.)

Courtesy, NASA

Dogs More Effective Than Any Other Method at Finding Oil Spills under Ice with Practical Implications for Protecting Water Supplies and Oceans: New Study

WINNIPEG—Scientists in Canada have  discovered,  for the first time,  that dogs can sniff out certain types of  oil spilled under ice in  fr...