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The world's "oldest baby" has been born to a couple who are, technically, just a few years older than the newborn himself.
Developments

Baby Born Already 30 Years Old

By Noor Al-Sibai

Billionaire Elon Musk has rolled out AI companions, which seemingly contradicts his opinion on how people should increase the birth rate.
xAI

If Elon Musk Is So Concerned About Falling Birthrates, Why Is He Creating Perfect and Beautiful AI-Powered Girlfriends and Boyfriends That Seem Designed to Drive Down Romance Between Real Humans?

By Sharon Adarlo

Research reveals that cognitive ability in infants can predict their future intelligence when they grow up to be adults.
Neuroscience and Brain

If Your Baby Seems Kinda Dumb at Seven Months, Scientists Have Terrible News About What’ll Happen When It Grows Into an Adult

By Sharon Adarlo

A new paper from the United Nations Population Fund has revealed that many people want more children but can't due to cost.
Studies

The World Birth Rate Is Now Dropping Precipitously

By Sharon Adarlo

A right-wing influencer is claiming she secretly gave birth to Elon Musk's 13th child — and somehow, that's not even the most dramatic part.
Elon Musk

An Influencer Says She Had Elon Musk’s Baby and the Drama Is Pretty Spectacular, Even by His Standards

By Noor Al-Sibai

There's some actual social science behind everyone online wanting to eat Moo Deng the pygmy water hippo in Thailand.
Science & Energy

Why Do So Many People Want to Eat Moo Deng?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have not only built an AI child, but now, are training AI systems using headcam footage from a human baby, too.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Train AI Using Headcam Footage From Human Toddler

By Noor Al-Sibai

A startup, Spaceborn United, wants to reach the goal of having a baby naturally conceived and born on Mars in the future.
Space

Startup Working on Space Babies, But the Risks Are Grim

By Sharon Adarlo

A new study has found that babies who spend a lot of time looking at iPads and other screens experience developmental delays. 
Studies

Kids Who Are Always on iPads Missing Developmental Goals, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

Insurance denials are on the rise, and in the case of one newborn baby in the neonatal ICU, they're getting crueler.
Developments

Health Insurance Sends Letter to Baby Denying Coverage: “You Are Drinking From a Bottle”

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to BabyCenter's "2022 Hottest Baby Names Trends," the name "Elon" has cratered in popularity over the last year.
Future Society

“Elon” Plummets in Popularity as a Baby Name for Some Reason

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in Norway have discovered evidence of microplastic in newborn babies. They believe it's impossible to stop kids from ingesting plastic.
Developments

Researchers Find Microplastics Inside Newborn Babies

By Tony Ho Tran

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to, and the dwindling birth rate could have dire implications for the economy in the future.
Future Society

The American Birth Rate Just Fell to a 32-Year Low

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: On the Promise of a Future with Artificial Wombs, and Why It’s Being Stopped by the Present
Artificial Intelligence

Glimpse: On the Promise of a Future with Artificial Wombs, and Why It’s Being Stopped by the Present

By Luke Kingma