Babies

Adoptions in the animal kingdom may confer an evolutionary advantage, but other factors — such as empathy, the urge to care for babies and inexperience — could also contribute.

Come fall, a new antibody drug should be available to protect U.S. newborns and infants younger than 8 months from severe RSV infections.

"Vaginal seeding" may help restore the gut microbiome of cesarean-born babies, a small trial suggests. However, the practice isn't currently recommended by leading experts and previous studies have warned of its potential safety risks.

The 14-foot great hammerhead washed ashore on a beach in Alabama. Researchers have since dissected the expectant mother but are unsure exactly what killed her.

In rare cases, COVID-19 can cause fetal brain damage during pregnancy, a case report suggests.

Most female mammals have a finite number of egg cells and become less fertile with age, but naked mole-rats seem to be eternally fertile. Now, researchers think they've cracked how these weird mammals do it.

Which of the 12 months has the most births? And why do babies tend to be born at certain times of the year?

This phenomenon is called "superfetation."

Milk isn't the same across species. Here's the science of why babies shouldn't drink cow's milk until they're older.

Those with the fastest rate of growth of the amygdala had the most severe symptoms of autism.