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At current growth rates, forecasters expect to see a total of 9.1 billion humans on Earth by 2050, although small shifts in the birth rate might add or subtract one billion people. The rise could be slowed without taking any direct measures to control population. The most effective way to reduce fertility rates is to educate women: worldwide, each additional year of female education lowers the average birth rate further

Chocolate may be the most sought-after treat among trick-or-treaters on Halloween, with little hands grasping for all of the milk- and dark-chocolate morsels they can collect, but the details of its taste and aroma profiles have long eluded scientists. [More]

Chocolate may be the most sought-after treat among trick-or-treaters on Halloween, with little hands grasping for all of the milk- and dark-chocolate morsels they can collect, but the details of its taste and aroma profiles have long eluded scientists.

Designer contact lenses might look cool but can cause big problems with vision, FDA warns

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Google marks Halloween with a pumpkin carving Google Doodle.

What worked well for your company yesterday may not be the best today. Make sure you're getting the best results by putting various parts of your business to the test. You go into a dressing room with 10 pairs of jeans to try on, even though you just need one

What worked well for your company yesterday may not be the best today. Make sure you're getting the best results by putting various parts of your business to the test.

What worked well for your company yesterday may not be the best today. Make sure you're getting the best results by putting various parts of your business to the test. You go into a dressing room with 10 pairs of jeans to try on, even though you just need one.

With Halloween around the corner, parents are fretting over what all that candy will do to their little goblins. Well, it might just make them sweeter

Scientists in a London laboratory are developing a technique for growing replacement organs. Mark Phillips reports

Professor Alex Seifalian has developed a breakthrough technique for manufacturing replacement organs in a London lab

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for about 3 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people.

Mobile DNA molecules that jump from one location in the genome to another may contribute to neurological diseases and could have subtle influences on normal brain function and behavior, according to a study published October 30 in Nature .

Americans spend nearly $7 billion on Halloween . Mostly on candy, and mostly on chocolate.

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