'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates
There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers.
Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" - meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size.
The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise".
And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren".
(Score: 4, Funny) by krishnoid on Friday November 16 2018, @05:05AM
Yes -- robot grandchildren that the oldsters can spoil with overclocking, better networking, and graphics upgrades, then send them back to their parent companies with a sense of over-entitlement and higher ampereage demands. I heartily approve.