Aliza Chasan

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Aliza Chasan

Eta Aquariids are set to zoom across the sky as the meteor shower peaks tonight. The Eta Aquariids will peak from Monday night through Tuesday morning, according to NASA. Astronomy fans hoping to enjoy the meteors can check local forecasts for detailed information on how clear the night sky will be in various locations. Under optimal conditions, about 50 Eta Aquariid meteors can be seen per hour during the shower's peak.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Lesley Stahl |Aliza Chasan

As more and more women turn to egg freezing, hoping to hit pause on their biological clocks and have children when they're older, some experts caution against relying on the medical procedure. Egg freezing is costly and doesn't offer any guarantees, said Vardit Ravitsky, president of the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute. She understands why egg freezing sounds exciting to young women, but thinks it sends them the wrong message.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Lesley Stahl |Aliza Chasan

She knew she wanted to be a mom, so it was a big shock to Tina Rampino when her gynecologist told her she was running out of time to have kids. Egg freezing was not yet common and it wasn't covered by her insurance, but Rampino, then 35, took a leap of faith, which at the time she considered to be her backup plan. She's now a 46-year-old single mother by choice of two little boys, thanks to egg freezing.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Lesley Stahl |Aliza Chasan

While birth rates in the United States are near historic lows, more and more American women are freezing their eggs to preserve their fertility. The number of procedures has increased more than six times over, from 6,000 in 2014, to more than 39,000 in 2023. The process, which only became an accepted practice 12 years ago, has allowed women to freeze both their eggs and, some say, their biological clocks.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jon Wertheim |L. Jon Wertheim |Aliza Chasan

Japan’s population crisis Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo. But the nation's population has been in decline for 15 years. Last year, more than two people died for every baby born — a net loss of almost a million people. And now, the island nation is on pace to shrink in halfby this century's end.