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Human population dynamics

The Habitable Planet series: What factors influence human population growth trends most strongly, and how does population growth or decline impact the environment? Does urbanization threaten our…

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Many planets one earth

The Habitable Planet series: "Earth's long history tells a story of constant environmental change and of close connections between physical and biological environments. It also demonstrates…

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Looking forward: our global experiment

The Habitable Planet series: "Earth's essential systems are being stressed in many ways. There are many tipping points in the environment, beyond which there could be serious consequences.…

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Risk exposure and health

The Habitable Planet series: "We all require food, air, and water to survive - which are contaminated to some extent by man-made pollutants. Two studies, one in a rural western mining town and…

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Ecosystems

Habitable Planet series "Scientists from the Smithsonian Center for Tropical Research document the astounding abundance of diversity in tropical rainforests to discover why so many species…

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