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more about #china SJ_Edwards: Species that fill their biological niches (defined by expanding to their geographical limits, whilst still maintaining complete biological contact) al... more » Klebert L. Hall: "What will the global population look like in 15 years?" Bigger. So, like today, only worse. Or better, if you like that. -Kle. more » tetracycloide: notice how the chart only covers 100 years yet the left side has significant spikes and noise while the right side doesn't? more » OCEntertainment: So long as in 500 years we're still speaking English and Mandarin, I'm fine with it. I'll be damned if you'll be hearing Mal speak 1700 different dia... more » cadrina: I have true horror to a world where there is over 6 billion of people and google tells me that the current number is 6,692,030,277. UGH! Everytime tha... more » brett108: Well, I guess we are not going to get to the extreme population society of Robert Silverberg's "The World Inside". I wanted my 2 mile tall Urbmons, an... more » Roklimber: I really couldn't care less since we're all going to die anyway, in 2012. But, just in case we don't, there's always the soylent green solution. more » LittleDragon: I wish to present a concept to the world for consideration *clears throat* Quality not quantity. Thank you for your time and attention. more » John Hazard: It's time to stop being BFF's with Israel and start being extra nice to the folks at the call center. Also it would be nice to buy the deed to America... more » Zidel333: ...Sorry to ask the obvious, but what has this article have to do with Io9? It's not about speculative fiction, it's not about futurism, it's not abou... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: I must do my duty and eat the excess population. more » evildead1971: alright america, get humping! more » EtrnL_Frost: As horrible as I like to say it, the growth NEEDS to be stymied. I'm not speaking from an economic or whatever standpoint, but from a saturation aspe... more » FrankenPC: CHRIST! Stop reproducing already!! more » ManchuCandidate: Does it take into account the increasing imbalance among the younger generations between the sexes in both nations (more males than females)? If not ... more » amazingmao: Ah, a Chinese version of Vault 101 These will make fine reference for making Fallout: Chinese version more » 5AMfrenchtoast: Creepy as FUCK. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Sure it could have held six million people...for several hours, stacked like cord wood. then the air would have given out. Hey! the air would give o... more » fatetwister64: But they dug too deep . . . more » CarrerCrytharis: DEEP CROWWWWWW! more » -
#population
India Will Be Most Populous Country in the World in 2025
What will the global population look like in 15 years? The US Census Bureau released a study yesterday that suggests China's vast population will peak in 6 years, and India's population will surpass its size within 15 years. More » -
#doomsdayvault
The City-Sized Nuclear Bunker Chairman Mao Built
In 1969, Chairman Mao began work on a giant bunker beneath the city of Beijing to house the city's population in the event of a nuclear attack. The underground city was never operational, but the tunnels and facilities still remain. More » -
#megapollution
Portrait of a Polluted Land
NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of a massive smog bank smothering huge portions of China today. This blanket of pollution has been hovering over the country for over a week now, exacerbated by cool air and smoke from fires. More » -
#modernapocalypse
Frightening Scenes from China's Pollution Apocalypse
Lu Guang's photographs look like concept art for some dystopian future. But they're actually very modern images of China and Mongolia, where entire towns have been consumed by toxic chemicals, sewage, and grime thanks to industrial waste. More » -
#space
China Bans Bad Breath from Space
In space, no one can hear you scream... but on the space shuttle, they can certainly smell your breath. That's why China's space program is barring aspiring astronauts with halitosis — just one of 100 new rules for wannabe taikonauts. More » -
#strangeweather
China Pelted With Deadly Hail, Japan With Dead Tadpoles
Over the past week, extremely weird things have been falling from the sky in Asia. Mega-hail destroyed almost 10,000 homes in China, while dead animals have been raining from the clouds in Japan (pictured: tadpoles on a car). More » -
#springmatingseason
With 32.7 Million "Excess Males," What Will Become of China?
For every 100 girls born in China during 2005, 120 boys were born. A new demographic study shows that the biggest population control experiment in history has turned China's youth into the "male generation."
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#spaceexploration
China Lands on the Moon - Sort of
On Sunday, the Chinese space program announced that their satellite, Chang'e-I, ended its 16 month mapping mission with a planned crash on the lunar surface, destroying the craft. More » -
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#scifashion
New Chinese Fashion Is All About Laptops
In Nanjing this week, a bevvy of aspiring fashion models strutted their stuff in a fashion show filled with laptops, skintight circuitboard body stockings, and throbbing digital backdrops. -
#kungfurobot
At Last, a Kung Fu Robot Movie
There's never been a kung fu robot movie, which is basically a crime against culture. Luckily Chinese director Jeffrey Lau is about to deal out justice with his upcoming movie about cyborg kung fu masters. -
#megaaerospace
An Aviation Show That Will Warp Your Brain
This crazy shot of aeronautics insanity with multi-colored exhaust smoke was just one of the many weird sights last week in Guangdong Province, China, during the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. Check out the planes up close, and see what the experience did to one extreme fan. More » -
#megaenvironmentalism
Photon Farming in the Vast Solar Fields of Northern China
This is an aerial view of China's future — vast solar farms that developers hope will fuel the industrial nation, as well as cut down on its choking smog problem. This solar photovoltaic power station, the largest of its type in northwest China, is currently under construction in Xining of Qinghai Province. More » -
#spacerace
Behold The Future Of Space Exploration — An Asian Space Race
We're finally getting a new space race — between China and India, which just launched its new Moon probe, Chandrayaan-1, today. China already launched its Chang'e orbiter last year, and "today we are trying to catch them, catch that gap, bridge the gap," the director of India's space agency told Reuters. But that doesn't mean NASA is out of the picture altogether — India's rocket is carrying a couple of devices for the U.S. agency, including one to look for ice deposits in the moon's polar region. And NASA plans to launch its own orbiter next year. Click through for another couple of images of the gorgeous Chandrayaan-1. More » -
#impossibledrive
Chinese Create First Warp Drive
It may sound like something that would transport the Heart Of Gold in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, but the "impossible drive" may soon be racing our explorers to Mars and powering our satellites. More formally known as the "electromagnetic drive," or "emdrive" for short, this steampunk-looking device converts electrical energy into thrust via microwaves, in a way that some physicists believe is impossible. But the Chinese claim they're building a prototype right now. More »
