While the daily ebb and flow of people across a city might seem chaotic, new research reveals underlying universal patterns.

Population datasets are often calibrated for urban environments, where population density is high and data is more accessible. But rural areas are harder to map, and the data we have is often ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Population Density and Social Pathology ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 206 No. 2 (February 1962), p. 139 doi:10.1038 ...

While some countries cram millions into bustling urban centers, others spread their populations thinly across vast, often ...

A new study sheds light on how prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe coped with climate changes over 12,000 years ...

While the daily ebb and flow of people across a city might seem chaotic, new research reveals underlying universal patterns. A study unveils fundamental spatiotemporal scaling laws that govern these ...

An archaeological study of human settlement during the Final Palaeolithic revealed that populations in Europe did not decrease homogenously during the last cold phase of the Ice Age. Significant ...