Scientists are testing genetic modification to collapse mosquito populations. What are the risks? HEALTH FEATURE | KEVIN GITHUKU | Malaria places a crushing burden on Uganda’s health system, as it ...

Nigeria’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined from 5.3 children per woman in 2018 to 4.8 in 2024, signalling a major ...

This study presents a valuable in-depth comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of ecological time series data, and shows that different analyses can generate different conclusions, ...

PAKISTAN faces a critical challenge at the intersection of climate change and population growth. As the population continues to rise, especially in low- and middle-income families, so does the demand ...

Miniaturized stone tools have long been recognized as hallmarks of human adaptation, but their role in South China has ...

Rays (Batoidea) comprise a highly diverse group of cartilaginous fishes that inhabit ecosystems from shallow coastal areas to the pelagic ocean. They play ...

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has launched a comprehensive demographic household survey of Riyadh’s residents, in cooperation withthe General Authority for Statistics, to monitor and ...

Food abundance or scarcity affects the rate at which rats reproduce, as do milder winters. Global warming is beyond the remit of mayors, but stopping feeding time in cities is not.

Butterflies exhibit striking differences between males and females, a phenomenon called sexual dimorphism. These variations, ...

The war on rats in Washington D.C. is not going well. But if the city takes a page out of New York's waste management ...