Fertility rates are falling across the world. This isn’t just a social concern—it’s a mathematical warning. In places where people have fewer than two children on average, the population can no longer ...

The new research reveals that small population sizes and random birth patterns raise the fertility threshold needed to avoid extinction. Credit: Rafael AS Martins ...

A new report from United Nations shows the estimated global population will peak at 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s - a significantly earlier timeline than what was predicted a few years prior.

With fewer women having babies, scientists say, humans in most countries face extinction. Now comes more bad news on that front: Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher ...

As global birth rates continue to decline, the Trump administration has announced that it is considering policies aimed at reversing this trajectory for the United States. According to a recent report ...

Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction, according to a new study published in the ...

The new research reveals that small population sizes and random birth patterns raise the fertility threshold needed to avoid extinction. Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman – a much ...