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7 Billion People on Earth by Oct. 31, 2011: The Population Challenge

The world population is expected to reach 7 billion people on Oct. 31, 2011.

7 Billion People on Earth in 2011: How Many is Too Many?

On Oct. 31, the world's population will reach seven billion. The seven billion milestone with projections of more growth, said Babatunde Ostimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, is a challenge, an opportunity and a call to action. Global population will reach seven billion on Oct. 31, with another billion people projected on Earth by the year 2025. The world's population is projected to reach 10 billion by the end of this century.

Glaciers Melting Across Southwest China

Glaciers Disappearing in Southwest China

The large ice masses in southwest China are also decreasing, coinciding with warming temperatures, according to research published Wednesday.

Eurasian Development Bank to Lend $100M to Gold Miner

The Eurasian Development Bank, a state-run joint venture between six former Soviet republics, has agreed to lend about $100 million to a Kazakh gold miner to help boost output of the precious metal in the Central Asian country.

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NASA Presents Visual Flashback of 10 Years of Fire (Photos)

NASA has released a set of visuals and video showing millions of fire detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, instruments onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.

Billion-Year-Old Earth-Like Comet Storm Discovered in an Alien Solar System

A “strongly matching comet storm akin to what occurred in our solar system several billion years ago that may have brought water and life sources to Earth, has been discovered in an alien solar system.

Giant Comet Almost Hit Earth in 1883

Scientists calculated the size of hundred year old comet findings and found a near catastrophe.

Defunct German Satellite ROSAT Will Fall to Earth This Week: When, How and Where to See

Details on the defunct ROSAT satellite as it falls to Earth.

Kazakhstan Boosting Gold Reserves in Case of Financial Crisis

Kazakhstan, the second-largest ex-Soviet economy and oil producer after Russia, has enough reserves to weather a new wave of financial crisis and keep its currency stable, the National Bank governor told Reuters Insider TV.

Doomsday Comet Elenin Zips Past Dangerously Close to Earth

Comet won't pass near Earth again for 12,000 years.

China feels heat of climate change rifts

Climate Change Making Plants and Animals Smaller: Researchers

Climate Change is causing plants and animals to grow smaller, researchers have found.

German Satellite ROSAT to Fall on Earth This Week: When and Where?

A German satellite, out of control, is set to plunge back to Earth this week.

Ivory Coast rains, sun boost cocoa crop: farmers

Abundant rains punctuated by sunny spells last week in most of Ivory Coast's key cocoa regions have boosted the main crop, but heavy rains in some areas have prevented harvesting and may damage quality by preventing proper drying, farmers said on Monday.

Doomsday Comet Elenin Passes by Earth Sunday Mostly Unnoticed

Comet Elenin, an icy comet described by some as a 'Doomsday Comet' and the latest to swing by our inner solar system, closely passed by Earth early Sunday. It was estimated that Elenin would pass about 22 million miles (35 million kilometres) from Earth.

Lake Erie Algae Bloom Regarded Worst in Decades; NASA Reveals Shocking Pictures

Lake Erie Algae Bloom Regarded as Worst in Decades; NASA Reveals Disturbing Pictures

A massive algae bloom on the waters of Lake Erie in the U.S. is believed to pose a significant threat to aquatic life forms in the lake.

Violence, Threats of More Violence Idle Major Gold Exploration in Kyrgyzstan

Violence and the threat of worse violence has idled a major gold exploration project in a highly prospective area of the central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Peru Processes Migratory Birds’ Dung to Help Small Framers (Photos)

The Ballestas Island in Peru, like the other 21 islands along the Peruvian coast, is home to nearly 4 million migratory birds such as guanays, boobies and pelicans.

Threat to Arctic Ecosystem as Ice Cover Reduced to 'Young, Thin' Floes

Severe seasonal melting has reduced ice floes, floating chunk of ice, in the Arctic Ocean to the thinnest on record, according to researchers. Changes in sea ice thickness and extent also have direct consequences for the ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean, the researchers said.