October Archive


Is low fertility bottoming out?

Dermot Grenham | 20 October 2009
A recent article in Nature1 has shown that at higher levels of development the fall in fertility goes into reverse. Could this be the answer to the problem of ageing populations?

Britain unprepared for looming population crisis

William West | 02 October 2009
The latest figures on Britain's ageing population confirm that not enough is being done to prepare for the crisis.


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