populations

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Los Angeles County alone has more registered voters than the entire populations of 41 states.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Earlier this year, the California Fish and Game Commission granted threatened species status to six mountain lion populations to try to boost their chances of survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As science continues to study how and why our bodies age, one thing remains certain: We all need better support for our aging populations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This method, known as the Sterile Insect Technique, has been in use for many years to control a variety of insect populations, including fruit flies and mosquitos.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

If the rise of farming was thus a bonanza for our microbes, the rise of cities was a greater one, as still more densely packed human populations festered under even worse sanitation conditions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond