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Perhaps the most dismaying thing about the interim maternity care report commissioned by the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is how little of it is new: entrenched…

Giving stem cells to unborn babies diagnosed with spina bifida while they have in utero surgery could be “a major milestone” in the treatment of birth…

The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.Last week NASA’s Artemis II…

Newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in pieces of music, researchers have discovered, offering insights into a fundamental human trait.Babies in the womb begin to respond to…

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January 25, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmBabies who attend daycare share ‘good’ germs, tooSocializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity…

Nature, Published online: 23 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00235-2Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

January 20, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRSV is surging—antibody shots and vaccines can protect babiesCases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines…

From Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of…