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Population ecology

Fears of global population boom overblown, some argue

Development & Education

The United Nations estimates Earth’s population will reach 10 billion by 2100, which has some worrying whether we’re reaching capacity. Others point out that population growth is slowing and are encouraging responsible resource consumption.

World population myths exposed

Women & Population

America’s Bats on the Brink

The World

Fly-by-Night Murder Mystery

The World

Emerging Science Note/Leap to a Cure

Scientists look to a salamander for a cure for a fungus that has been threatening the world’s amphibian populations.

Pollinator Problems

Honeybee colonies are collapsing and scientists race to discover why.

The World

Bee trouble in Britain

Environment

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tim Lovett of the British Beekeeping Association about the danger that honey bee populations might collapse in Britain; the same problem wiped out millions of bees in the United States last year.

Bats May Be Wiped Out by White-Nose Syndrome

A fungus dubbed white-nose syndrome, first discovered in bat colonies in 2006, is threatening to wipe out nine species of bats across the country. Since first discovered, scientists estimate that over a million bats have died of the disease. If the animals disappear, their main food source, insects, may balloon to troubling proportions, destroying crops […]