Orbital mechanics explained: calculating Lagrange points L1 and L2 and understanding how gravitational forces create stable equilibrium regions in space. Learn the mathematics behind Lagrange points, ...

As tensions rise in the Western Pacific, Japan is reshaping its army for a fight across remote islands stretching toward ...

It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic ...

A decade since the One-Child Policy’s reversal, the number of annual births in China has declined to a record low. In many ways, China is attempting to legislate a future which it spent 40 years ...

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other — an issue in areas where farms ...

America is still growing. But not by much. According to U.S. census estimates released on Jan. 27, population growth has slowed "significantly," with just 1.8 million more people between July 1, 2024, ...

Washington state’s population appears to have increased by 73,000, clearing 8 million people for the first time in 2025, even as population growth slowed in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, Oregon ...

The Census Bureau’s first snapshot of population data for 2025 confirms some big trends, like a major shift in immigration as the U.S. cracks down on border crossings and steps up deportations. The ...

Julia Ingram is a data journalist for CBS News Confirmed. She uses data analysis and computation to cover misinformation, AI and social media. The United States population experienced its slowest ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. population growth has slowed to its lowest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with a historic drop in migration worldwide, federal government data released ...

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