Aug 17 2010

How Rare Are Female Child Killers?

Tag: Babies, Child, Crime, Drowning, Family Members, Mother, Murder, Parents, Police, Strangulation, Toddler, Women — Benjamin Radford @ 4:22 pm
A 29-year-old mother confesses to suffocating her two toddlers before driving them into a river. Sadly, the case is not as rare as many might think.

Jul 13 2010

You’re It! Gorillas Play Tag

Tag: Animals, Babies, Childhood, Communication, Evolution, Eye, Games, Gorillas, Great Apes, Humans, Kids, Life Science, Orangutan, Primates, Vocal Communication, Wolves — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots.

Jun 21 2010

Oldest Baby Mammoth Headed to Paris

Tag: Babies, Ice Age, Mammoth, Prehistoric — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:30 pm
The prehistoric monster will be analyzed, treated for germs and eventually placed on display.

Jun 14 2010

Assisted Reproduction Boosts Deformity Risk

Tag: Babies, Fertility, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Issues, Sex and Reproduction, Women — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:28 pm
The rate of birth defects among children conceived with the help of assisted reproduction was twice as high as for those conceived without.

May 27 2010

Predators Pick Body Parts for Balanced Diet

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Ants, Babies, Body Parts, Carnivores, Cats, Cheetahs, Chocolate, Cooking, Experiments, Fruits and Vegetables, Games, Humans, Insects, Predators, Pregnancy, Scientists, Snacks, Spiders, Survival, Taste, Types of Food, Women, Zoology — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:33 am
Hunger pangs probably guide meat-eating animals, including humans, to choose certain body parts of their prey over others.

May 25 2010

9/11-Linked Miscarriages Suggest Boys More Vulnerable to Stress

Tag: Babies, Events, Male, Mother, Pregnancy, Sex and Reproduction, Women — Emily Sohn @ 1:29 pm
The stress of 9/11 may have increased the number of miscarriages among women carrying male babies.

Apr 21 2010

Male Monkeys Hold Babies to Make Friends

Tag: Animal Behavior, Babies, Monkeys, Primates — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
A cute infant will apparently attract attention no matter what the species.

Mar 16 2010

Accent Speaks Louder Than Race for Finding Friends

Tag: Babies, Child, Childhood, Communication, Etiquette and Languages, Geography, Hearing, Humans, Kids, Schools, Sleep, Video — Cristen Conger @ 12:00 pm
Children prefer to make friends with those whose speech patterns -- rather than skin color -- mimic their own.

Mar 11 2010

‘Miracle’ Elephant Baby Beats the Odds

Tag: Asian Elephant, Babies, Elephant, Zoo Animals — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:10 pm
Zookeepers thought that "Mr. Shuffles" had died during labor, but the calf pulled through.

Mar 11 2010

‘Miracle’ Elephant Baby Beats the Odds

Tag: Asian Elephant, Babies, Elephant, Zoo Animals — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:10 pm
Zookeepers thought that "Mr. Shuffles" had died during labor, but the calf pulled through.
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