Europe is facing a profound demographic shift because of low birth rates and an aging population. European Union statisticians warn that Europe's workforce could start shrinking by the end of this decade, prompting calls for an urgent public policy debate over how to tackle the demographic crunch. Nina-Maria Potts reports.
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Scientists have used DNA sequences from feather lice to study how island populations of the Galбpagos Hawk might have colonized the Galбpagos islands
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World Bank Warns Of Hidden Dangers From Aging Population In Eastern Europe And Former Soviet Union: Only Urgent Reforms Can Help Mitigate Long-Term Fiscal Problems
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The belief that the Clovis People were the first to populate North America some 11,500 years ago has been widely challenged in recent years, and a Texas A&M University anthropologist has found evidence he says could be the final nail in the coffin for the Clovis first model.
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China says it will continue its one-child family policy because it is crucial to the country's modernization plans.
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