Babies : Discovery News

Moderate Drinking and Miscarriage Linked

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:26 PM ET | 0

Just two glasses of wine each week during the first four months of pregnancy is found to increase the rate of miscarriage significantly. Read more

Infants Grasp Gravity with Innate Sense of Physics

Posted Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:09 PM ET | 0

Infants understand the laws of physics much earlier than previously thought. Read more

Dragon Year Spells Nightmare For Mothers

Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012 03:57 PM ET | 0

Women hoping to have a better life for their "Dragon Babies" are flocking to Hong Kong, overrunning their healthcare infrastructure. Read more

Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

19 Kids Not Enough for Duggar Family

Posted Wed Nov 9, 2011 12:51 PM ET | 0

The TLC star Michelle Duggar is upping the ante and is pregnant with her 20th child. Read more

Arkansas mom Michelle Duggar proudly announced to the world Tuesday she's expecting -- but her 19 other children got to hear the news first.

Baby and Mother Pulled From Turkey Quake Rubble

Posted Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:12 AM ET | 0

The two-week-old baby and her mother had been buried in rubble for more than 48 hours. Read more

Ancient Images of a Mother Giving Birth Found

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Oct 19, 2011 04:33 PM ET | 0

The unique find, which could be the earliest representation of childbirth in western art, show the head and shoulders of a baby emerging from a mother. Read more

No TV for the Baby, Doctors' Group Urges

Posted Tue Oct 18, 2011 04:09 PM ET | 0

Parents should talk to their children under 2, rather than sit them in front of a television. Read more

Sperm Donors May Father 'Dozens' of Children

Posted Sun Oct 9, 2011 04:32 AM ET | 0

Lax rules for sperm donors have resulted in some extremely large -- and anonymous -- families in the U.S. and Canada. Read more

Kids' Soup Cans Contain BPA Toxins

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Sep 21, 2011 08:44 AM ET | 0

BPA showed up in samples of canned food products marketed to children. Read more

Conjoined Twins: Dissecting Surgical Separation: Photos

Posted Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:23 PM ET | 0

Separating conjoined twins is a painstaking and sometimes dangerous undertaking. Here's a look at some past successes and failures. Read more

Song Lyrics Getting Sexier. Should We Care?

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Sep 15, 2011 08:35 PM ET | 0

A surge in explicit lyrics may be influencing our children's attitudes about sex. Read more

Testosterone Drop Helps Men Do Daddy-Duty

Posted Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:28 AM ET | 0

A new study suggests that men may be wired to nurture. Read more

Dinosaur-Era Shark Nursery Found

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Sep 8, 2011 02:53 PM ET | 0

In its heyday (230 million years ago), the nursery was home to two types of sharks who spawned in freshwater. Read more

NZ's Lost Penguin to Hitch A Ride Home

Posted Wed Aug 17, 2011 01:21 PM ET | 0

The wayward Emperor penguin "Happy Feet" that washed up in New Zealand will be shipped back to sub-antarctic waters on Aug. 29 aboard a scientific research vessel. Read more