Twenty years ago this spring, Morley Ballantine (then the Herald’s editor) gave me the responsibility of writing a column about human population issues. I want to take this opportunity to give an ...

The New York Times had an interesting piece on aging societies in Asia and elsewhere. The piece rightly points out that as the elderly comprise a larger share of the population, societies will have to ...

Among America’s various troubling addictions, one that has particularly worrisome consequences for the country is its addiction to population growth. Population growth advocates warn of a pending ...

Population scrutiny waxes and wanes in Australian populist and political discourse, much like many nations across the globe.

John Wilmoth is Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Julia Bunting is Director of the Programme Division of the United Nations Population ...

In 2022, the world’s population reached 8 billion - a major milestone in human development. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted, “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and ...

While the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House are embroiled over the constitutional right of women to abortion, a larger, more consequential demographic issue impacting all of America’s men, ...

Billionaire Elon Musk tweeted, not for the first time, that “population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming.” Climate change is a serious problem ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A coalition focused on maintaining a healthy deer population and enhancing road safety has launched a new website to share data and develop future strategies. The initiative began ...