China’s population has declined for three straight years. Even a small baby bump during 2024’s auspicious Year of the Dragon ...

On its current trajectory, according to projections from the UN, China’s population will halve in size by 2100, which is ...

For decades, Hollywood has toyed with the idea of machines replacing the most human of experiences: childbirth. From “The Matrix,” where humans were grown in pods, to “Brave New World” adaptations ...

After zealously enforcing the one-child policy, the city of Tianmen has made boosting the birth rate a top priority, as ...

China will offer parents an annual childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (£376) in an effort to arrest the country’s declining birth rate. The scheme, announced on Monday, will cover all children under ...

A clandestine startup privately funded by tech billionaires is looking into germline gene editing a human embryo.

A new CDC report says about 3.6 million babies were both in the U.S. in 2024. That’s up by about 1% from the number of births in 2023, which was at the lowest tally since 1979. Meanwhile, the Trump ...

The ASX-listed dairy company hopes a combination of demographic changes and government spending will be enough to stabilise ...