I grew up in Chicago. I never thought I’d leave, but in 1965 my draft number came up, and I entered the Army. I was 23.

Nothing scripted here just babies doing what they do. A few surprised looks, clumsy moves, or random giggles caught at the ...

There's something oh-so-soothing about baby animals. Tiny paws, oversized eyes, and ears they are yet to grow into. They wobble when they walk, squeak when they're supposed to roar, and stare at the ...

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“Motherese” is the cutesy language we use around preverbal infants. It serves important roles in language development and emotional coregulation. But why do we use it with animals? Domestication ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

Sneezes are terrifying. Now, like most people in the world, I do not remember my first sneeze. Knowing myself, it probably happened early: I'm a sneezer. I feel like it was probably pretty scary, ...

A new dad captured a heartwarming moment with his infant son on camera, unaware of who was watching on in the background. Rhianna Hill and her partner, Curtis, welcomed their son, Gene-Vincent, into ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than a dozen skunk kits were born in a spring baby boom at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs last month, zoo officials announced Sunday on ...

The US’s two giant pandas caused a stir at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Friday after they were spotted flirting with each other — in what zookeepers hope could be a sign of potential panda babies to ...