populations

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Past forced contact with outsiders brought trauma, including disease outbreaks that devastated Indigenous populations lacking immunity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The species had previously existed as two separated populations in northern England and Kent, before declining to a handful of plants across three sites in Kent.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Here are some other hot spots and trends from the latest census data, focusing on city populations for the 12 months running through June 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Researchers found that people in western Japan had stronger genetic connections to Han Chinese populations, likely reflecting major migration waves from continental East Asia between 250 and 794 CE.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Indigenous peoples sustained their populations not only by adapting to their specific natural environments but also by changing their environments to meet their needs.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz