populations

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To ensure comparability with the UK, European countries with populations under one million are excluded from per-capita comparisons of net migration and asylum applications.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Researchers are now exploring whether ancient populations may have shaped rainforest environments far earlier than previously assumed through hunting, fire use, and plant management.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The evil was not merely that searches occurred but that the government treated entire populations as searchable first and innocent later.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

In the longer term, rising defense spending, the demands of aging populations and recurrent economic shocks will further affect national budgets.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

According to the Interbreeding Theory, when Sapiens spread into Neanderthal lands, Sapiens bred with Neanderthals until the two populations merged.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari