
This is how many humans have ever existed, according to researchers
With the global population about to hit 8 billion, researchers estimate that 109 billion people have lived and died over the course of 192,000 years.
With the global population about to hit 8 billion, researchers estimate that 109 billion people have lived and died over the course of 192,000 years.
A stock split increases a company's number of shares, without affecting its overall value. Companies do them to increase liquidity or to signal good news.
The inflation rate in the US has seen its fastest annual increase in over 30 years, with fuel, transportation, and meat products seeing some of the steepest increases.
A new visualization by xkcd offers a unique look at the world's oceans, lakes and drill holes.
Here are the 9 key events which led to the current shape of modern countries in Europe and how their borders changed over time.
14.6% of the world's land area, an area greater than Russia, has been modified by humans, according to researchers.
This map shows The United States' 333 million strong population is split up into 392 metropolitan statistical areas and 547 micropolitan statistical areas.
From the Caspian Sea to Lake Superior, the world's largest lakes cover areas sometimes even larger than countries. Take a look at 25 of the world's biggest.
Within three hours on September 11, 2001, New York’s tallest buildings had collapsed and the Pentagon was on fire. Here's a timeline of what happened.
This research visualises the rural equivalent of heavily populated areas in America such as New York, offering a different perspective of the country.
Despite our knowledge of the land we live on and the technology available to us, very little of the ocean floor has actually been put on a map.
As the number of new infections reported around the world continues to grow, this chart shows how quickly the virus is spreading in different countries.
哈佛大学的增长实验室根据出口产品的多样性创建了国家经济体复杂度排名。日本位列低普及率、高复杂度的出口型经济之首。
Around 6,000 different types of officially classified products pass through the world's ports, and the more diverse these products, the more complex a country's economy is said to be.
Humanitarian agencies in Africa are hoping detailed population maps being created by Facebook researchers will save lives and improve living conditions.