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Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge and Mumbai coastline bordering the Arabian Sea

September 4, 2026

5.9mm Sea Rise in 2024 Is a Satellite Record—14 Million in Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka at Risk

A United Nations assessment identified approximately 770 million people—roughly one in ten globally—living in coastal areas less than five meters above high-tide lines. The report specifically highlighted Mumbai, Kolkata, and Dhaka as

Exterior of a Costco Wholesale warehouse with customers and parked cars in front

Australia·Business·News

Costco Australia sets Alkimos and Pakenham for 2027

RetailAustralia Costco confirms third WA warehouse at Alkimos Central Home X Trade Hub (opening 2027) WA government confirms the US membership retailer as anchor tenant in a $33 million precinct; another store is slated for Pakenham, Victoria, also in 2027. Compiled

October 16, 2025

Pakistan Blocks IDs and SIMs to Combat Rising Polio Cases

Asia·Health·News

Pakistan is taking tough new steps against parents who refuse polio vaccines for their children. Officials now warn these parents could have their national

38% of Canadians Depressed: Indigenous Communities Most Affected

Canada·Health·Indigenous·News

Over one-third of Canadians now show symptoms of depression or anxiety, revealing a national mental health crisis that disproportionately affects young people and Indigenous

A lifelike model of a Neanderthal. Photo Source: Neil Howard.

Archaeology

Neanderthal Genetic Diversity Halved 110,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered evidence that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash around 110,000 years ago, which may have set the stage for their eventual extinction. This

Govind Tekale

March 3, 2025

Representative Image. Smalltail Shark. Photo Source: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC.

Conservation·Marine Life

Smalltail Shark Population Plummets 80% Amid U.S. Protection Delays and Legal Action

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to decide whether to protect smalltail sharks under the Endangered Species Act. These sharks, which inhabit the

Rahul Somvanshi

March 1, 2025

A group of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) interacting with a cluster of yellow flowers. Photo Source - Charles J Sharp(CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation·Wildlife

Monarch Butterflies’ 59% Population Drop Prompts ‘Threatened’ Listing

A critical moment has arrived for monarch butterflies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s December 2024 proposal to list them as threatened comes after their numbers have dropped dramatically over past decades.

Govind Tekale

January 27, 2025

Representative Image. Bison bonasus bonasus

Conservation·USA·Wildlife

Catalina Island’s Bison Herd Declines from 600 to 80: A Century-Old Experiment Nears End

A hundred years ago, Hollywood brought bison to Catalina Island for a movie. Today, these massive wild animals are slowly disappearing from the California tourist destination, marking the end of an unexpected

Rahul Somvanshi

January 3, 2025

Health·News·Science

Global Antibiotic Consumption Soars 16% to 34.3 Billion Doses Amid Alarming Resistance Trends

Remember when a simple strep throat could be knocked out with basic penicillin? Those days are fading fast. Each time you pop an antibiotic, microscopic bacteria are learning to fight back through

Tejal Somvanshiand

Rahul Somvanshi

November 20, 2024

Africa·Climate

Up to 71 Million Africans Could Migrate by 2050 Due to Climate Crisis: What’s Driving the Exodus?

Africa is on the verge of experiencing a large-scale climate induced migration. In a recent article, it was revealed that Africa is the most climate-vulnerable region across the globe, despite adding the

Rishabh Mosalpuria

September 9, 2024

World

Global Population Hits 8.1 Billion: What Does World Population Day Mean for Future Resources and Societal Structures

Today, the world population is almost 8 billion. It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to 1 billion—then in just another 200 years or so, it

Govind Tekale

July 11, 2024

Busy Street in Venice Beach. (Credit: Gabriel Graves)

News·USA

California Sees First Population Growth Since 2020: Over 67,000 New Residents in 2023

California’s population grew for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the state’s Department of Finance, California’s population increased by just over 67,000 people in 2023, reaching a total

Tejal Somvanshi

May 18, 2024

India

India’s Population Hits 1.44 Billion, Surpassing China: UNFPA 2024 Report Insights

India’s population is estimated to have reached 1.444 billion, according to Business Standard. With 24% in the 0-14 age bracket, the UNFPA’s State of World Population – 2024 report revealed that the

Govind Tekale

April 29, 2024

India

India’s Population Dilemma: Can it Balance Growth with Sustainability in 2024?

India is the largest country in terms of population, with an estimated population of more than 1420 million. Bharat, that is India, has people equivalent to 17.76% of the total population of

Govind Tekale

March 29, 2024

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