Japan is tripling visa and permanent residency fees, making it harder for foreign workers to stay despite the country's shrinking population and heavy reliance…

Xenophobic violence in South Africa ahead of the 2026 election threatens investment and economic stability, despite migrants contributing about two jobs each a…

South Africa’s Cape leopards are genetically distinct and half the size of other leopards after 20,000 years of isolation, yet they retain high genetic diversi…

The implementation of reflective white roofs and new urban parks can significantly reduce temperatures in cities and decrease population vulnerability to heat …

Freshwater lakes across North America and Europe are becoming noticeably browner, reducing underwater visibility and reshaping fish populations. Research found…

Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Bla…

The carrying capacity of the Baltic Sea could withstand a seal population twice its current size, but hunting quotas and Baltic herring mean weight greatly aff…

NYC population data shows that the typical New Yorker is young, relatively affluent, and spends a lot of money on rent.

More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting the…

Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the northeast, health officials and researchers hope tha…

Off Oman's coast lives a small population of just over 80 Arabian Sea humpback whales (ASHWs). They are classified as endangered and are thought to be the only…