We estimate that they diverged ∼9,400 years ago, at a time when the region was becoming populated by early inhabitants48.
British conservatism, once pragmatic and sympathetic to the liberal ideal of a public realm, is becoming populated with ever-wilder ideas – and more willing to try to put them into practice.
But the technology map is quickly becoming populated in areas that used to be vast white spaces, including Europe and Southeast Asia, a fact to which Hearst will gladly admit: "We're now at the stage in the history of the Internet where every company in the U.S. has to figure out what to do with the web.
Looking ahead, Ho is optimistic about growth in the use of electric vehicles in Europe, because cities are becoming increasingly densely populated with many people preferring to live in the city, creating a big demand on public transport.
The city's population has been rising steadily, and yet parts of its centre are becoming less densely populated.
These days it's becoming increasingly populated by film companies who find the backdrop an excellent stand-in for Arctic Norway.
Wind turbines, once used primarily for farms and rural houses far from electrical service, are becoming more common in heavily populated residential areas as homeowners are attracted to ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.
Without encouraging researchers to use and disseminate their material, archive buildings risk becoming populated only by those with the incomes to be able to indulge in research – and we will all be poorer for it.
Autonomous vehicles are becoming a reality that in the next future will most probably start populating everyday roads.
It's not that the world is populated by gullible idiots (well, not just that), but technology is getting to such an advanced level that we are becoming accustomed to suspending our disbelief until we know otherwise.
