Populations grow at geometric or exponential rates in the presence of unlimited resources. Geometric populations grow through pulsed reproduction (e.g., the annual reproduction of deer, which have a ...

Our planet offers a remarkable contrast in how people choose to live. While some countries boast mega-cities teeming with millions, others embrace vast, sparsely populated landscapes. Today, we delve ...

Big cities with lots of people usually garner images of a fast paced life, where the hustle and bustle of the city is met, and at least tolerated, by those who live there. They live for the "rush" of ...

As a new, apparently more transmissible version of the virus that causes COVID-19 has appeared in several countries, new research finds that the transmissibility of viral strains and the population ...