This year marks the seventh "billion-person" milestone in the planet's history. On or around Oct. 31, 2011, the world's 7 billionth person will be born, the United Nation estimates. Even more ...

As Americans dodge ghosts and goblins today for Halloween, the planet is facing a prospect some find a lot scarier than haunted houses: the birth of the 7 billionth person. It’s been just 12 years ...

The world's 7 billionth person will be born Oct. 31 in India, according to a projection by researchers working with data from the United Nations. Medical advances, more effective vaccines, antibiotics ...

Welcome to Monday. What's new? Well, the 7 billionth person on Earth was born today and it's a cause for concern rather than a giant birthday cake. Why concern? The baby will likely have been born to ...