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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…

The former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has said her twin babies will “fight all the odds” after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that…

December 9, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRFK, Jr., Questions Safety of Approved RSV Shots for BabiesFDA officials are newly scrutinizing several approved therapies…

Current US guidelines call for universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborn babies.Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/GettyMembers of a top US vaccine advisory panel are scheduled to…

Just a few minutes from the turquoise waters of Kenya’s Kilifi Creek, a world away from the tourists enjoying their time on the estuary, a team…

Lucian Leape, a pioneer in patient safety, once said the single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that “we punish people for…

October 7, 20253 min readBabies’ Brains Recognize Foreign Languages They Heard before BirthBabies process foreign languages they heard in utero much like their mother tongue, researchers…