Tag: Fertility rate

One of the most consistent findings in the social sciences is the negative association between education and fertility. However, a new paper finds that education may not have any effect on fertility after all.

Is banning the burps of bullocks worth risking our bollocks? That the question posed by the decision to give Bovaer to cows to 'save the planet', says Ben Pile, after evidence suggests a possible risk to male fertility.

Meet the woman so afraid of climate change she made her husband get the snip and refuses to have children. It's "selfish" to bring children into the world "when we don't know if it's going to exist in 100 years".

With liberal U.S. women going on sex strike after Trump's win and the global birth-rate heading down fast, Steven Tucker invites us to meet the anti-baby activists trying to ensure humanity literally has no future.

Last year, only 56% of births in England and Wales were white British. Whether you welcome such change, or regard it as undesirable, there can be little doubt that it is occurring at an unprecedented pace.

Women have more choice than ever before and no one would want to change that, says David McGrogan. But the fact that so many choose not to have children presents humanity with huge problems. Can anything change their mind?

Why has sperm become 30% more 'sluggish' since 2019? A study of Danish sperm donors found a shocking drop in sperm motility. The researchers blame lockdown, but Alex Kriel thinks the vaccines may be involved.

Arctotherium challenges established fertility theories by proposing that the Baby Boom was driven by a marriage boom, prompting a reassessment of demographic challenges and suggestions for what can be done.

Lower Western birthrates lead to a reduction in CO2, which helps combat climate change, says the WEF’s Prof Sarah Harper. But not if there is a rise in births from increasing immigrant populations, argues Igor Chudov.

Many cars can't fit more than two child seats. In a fascinating article, two economists argue that car seat laws have prevented more than 130,000 births in the US since 2000. And in the EU, such laws are even stricter.