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Elon Musk has said that declining birth rates present “the biggest danger civilization faces by far.” In fact, he quips that he's taking the problem on personally—saying he was “doing [his] best to help curb the underpopulation crisis” in response to a Business Insider report that he had secretly fathered twins with an executive at his brain-implant company, Neuralink. But it looks like it will be a few decades at least before population collapse will begin posing a problem.

2 months ago | aljazeera.com | Tristan Bove |Louise Kim

Kigoma, Tanzania - Just as dawn's first rays start creeping over western Tanzania's gentle hills, a constellation of scattered torchlights moving across the water signals the arrival of the fishermen returning to shore. The early morning hours, when fishers ferry their bounty to the beach and women stake their spot in the market to sell the day's catch, are when the clusters of towns and villages along Lake Tanganyika's eastern shore come to life.

Sep 8, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Tristan Bove

by Tristan Bove September 9, 2024 The blackened calluses on his hands remind Kishan Kumar of the severe motorcycle crash in April 2023 that led to the amputation of his right leg below the knee. For months after the accident, Kumar, 25, required crutches to walk, which left his palms bruised and callused. His search for a prosthetic took him to two private providers in Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city.

Jun 6, 2024 | thebulletin.org | Tristan Bove |Thomas Gaulkin

Once used as trash dumps, Sri Lanka’s wetlands are remade as flood-buffering parksSri Lanka’s once-maligned wetlands are finding new purpose and appreciation as a bulwark against climate disasters. (Photo by Tristan Bove)As a young girl living on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, Fareeda Emran sometimes prayed for the torrential rains that brought heavy floods to the city during the island country’s monsoon seasons.