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 ...

Determining the population of crammed megacities can be difficult, but a series of population spike maps have made the task much clearer. These maps visualise population density as spikes, with the ...

Not literally, but in theory we could all fit into a single city size of Texas. It all comes down to population density! As humans we've spread out across the world in a relatively unorganized and ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. The coronavirus pandemic has left many people questioning the relationship between urban density and healthy ...

England has become the most crowded nation in Europe, with 395 people per square kilometre Credit: Photo: PA The number of people living in England has overtaken the population density of Holland, ...