There will also be a natural variation in growth rates, with some children starting to shoot up while others grow at a slower rate. (verywellfamily.com)
We'll need more data to say for sure, but it looks like the atmosphere is still warming too, albeit at a slower rate than the previous two decades. (skepticalscience.com)
As animals get larger in size, their metabolism must increase at a slower rate than their volume. (faith.org.uk)