societies

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In industrial societies, by contrast, children represent a net cost, with resources flowing from parent to child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Scientists say continued population growth combined with current levels of resource use will place even greater strain on ecosystems and societies around the world.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

"And then all of the exchange programmes, scholarships, joint research programmes bring the two societies closer."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Many major medical societies say mail access makes reproductive health care safer and more equitable, especially for people of limited means or who live in rural areas far from clinics.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

We live in societies that mass-produce facts: packages are marked with weights, road signs tell you distances and, in some countries, the populations of the towns you are passing through.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton