https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Babies are born with the ability to predict rhythm, according to a study published February 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Roberta Bianco from the Italian Institute of Technology, and colleagues. https://phys.org/news/2026-02-day-babies-brain-rhythm.html Plants & Animals Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:00:06 EST news689519818 Environmental groups Thursday raised the alarm after finding toxic "pesticide cocktails" in apples sold across Europe, in a new study highlighting widespread contamination. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-pesticide-cocktails-pollute-apples-europe.html Agriculture Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:00:04 EST news688902814 Baby pictures are some of a family's most cherished artifacts. The same thing can be said of the Hubble Space Telescope and the infant stars it immortalizes in its scientific portraits. But while we know how babies are conceived and how they form in great detail, the same can't be said for star formation. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-massive-mysterious-young-protostars-hubble.html Astronomy Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:01:49 EST news688222861 Artificial intelligence or AI is no longer a future concept—it's already shaping how we work, learn and live. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-generation-ai-boomers-gen.html Social Sciences Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:50:01 EST news688040743 Baby boomers could be the secret ingredient for corporate sustainability, according to a new Murdoch University study. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-boomers-key-sustainability-boardrooms.html Economics & Business Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:16:17 EST news686992562 Indonesia's conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-indonesia-panda-cub-rio-days.html Plants & Animals Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:12:11 EST news686916695 This summer, it was all over the media. Driven by the climate crisis, the oceans have now also passed a critical point: The absorption of CO2 is making the oceans increasingly acidic. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-qa-future-corals-rays.html Plants & Animals Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:10:05 EST news682182188 Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week's Four Corners investigation into abuse in the early childhood sector. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ways-kids-body-safety.html Social Sciences Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:50:01 EST news681126561 Toy dolls are having a Halloween moment. And it's anything but pretty or cute. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-annabelle-chucky-dolls-general.html Social Sciences Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:19:04 EDT news679133941 To dramatically increase coral survival rates, scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have developed innovative 3D-printed ceramic structures that provide crucial protection for baby corals. These new designs offer a low-cost and scalable solution to enhance reef recovery worldwide. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-3d-helix-baby-coral-survival.html Ecology Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:42:34 EDT news678462148 Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they're replaced by thicker, more durable and permanent ones. But humans aren't the only animals capable of shedding teeth. In fact, most mammals have two sets of teeth throughout their life. And reptiles, amphibians, fish and sharks replace their teeth continuously throughout their lives. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-animals-reshape-teeth-scientists-ability.html Evolution Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:40:04 EDT news678364801 Although each generation seems to adopt a particular palette, it would be simplistic to view this as a biological or universal phenomenon. While color is the visual effect produced by the spectral composition of light that is emitted, transmitted or reflected by objects, how we interpret it is above all a social and cultural construct, shaped by customs, ideologies and media influences. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-millennial-pink-gen-yellow-brat.html Social Sciences Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:34:03 EDT news677421241 Astronomers have observed an explosion in space that is pushing back against and influencing the baby star which triggered the explosion in the first place. If explosions like this one are common around young stars, then the young stars and their planets are exposed to a harsher environment than previously thought. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-baby-star-explosion-caught-blast.html Astronomy Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:07:03 EDT news673603621 A new study from Western Sydney University reveals that even from a very young age—as early as 4-months-old—babies are active participants in "conversations" with their parents. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-communication-street-youre-month.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:40:08 EDT news671963430 Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-healthy-babies-born-britain-scientists.html Biotechnology Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:48:43 EDT news671946511 Americans love small businesses. We dedicate a week each year to applauding them, and spend Small Business Saturday shopping locally. Yet hiding in plain sight is an enormous challenge facing small business owners as they age: retiring with dignity and foresight. The current economic climate is making this even more difficult. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-country-business-owners-economic-shifts.html Economics & Business Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:58:04 EDT news669905881 Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly attached to the sea floor, baby corals are not confined to their reefs. They can drift with ocean currents over great distances to new locations that might give them a better chance of survival. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-coral-reefs-uncertain-recovery-fourth.html Ecology Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:50:02 EDT news668683992 Nothing is more certain than death and taxes, Benjamin Franklin famously declared. And, since 1916, the federal government has imposed an estate tax on the transfer of property owned at death. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-repealing-estate-tax-headaches-rich.html Economics & Business Wed, 07 May 2025 13:30:02 EDT news665841311 When children lose their baby teeth, there is an adult set already growing beneath the gums, ready to emerge. But if we lose our permanent teeth, there aren't any more waiting in the wings. Right now, the options for replacing these lost teeth are either dentures or titanium implants, neither of which provide the same function and feedback as a real, living tooth. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-pigs-regrow-adult-teeth-humans.html Cell & Microbiology Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:05:20 EDT news664819509 They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively—they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-firm-brought-extinct-dire-wolves.html Plants & Animals Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:40:01 EDT news663564738 The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, suggests new research by physician and researcher Matz Larsson. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-legs-human-musicality-language.html Other Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:22:42 EDT news663520960 Generations are already seen as unique in terms of values and beliefs. These differences may stretch into the realm of finance, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-millennials-financial-gen-boomer-counterparts.html Economics & Business Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:13:04 EDT news663415982 About 131 million years ago, an 11-foot-long ichthyosaur slammed snout first into the seafloor and was rapidly buried by sediments—a sequence of events that helped preserve not only her skeleton, but that of her unborn baby, along with the remains of her last meal. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-scientists-life-fiona-pregnant-ichthyosaur.html Paleontology & Fossils Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:28:04 EDT news663326881 Indonesian authorities rescued a critically endangered baby Sumatran elephant after it became separated from its mother at a palm oil plantation, a local official said on Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-baby-elephant-mother-indonesia.html Plants & Animals Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:50:20 EDT news660919812 How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? Behavioral biologist Michelle Spierings and two students demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move rhythmically—each following their own unique beat. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-students-chimpanzees-rhythmic-limited-rhythm.html Plants & Animals Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:14:04 EST news656331241 Expecting a baby, especially a first baby, is a lot for any new parent. There are so many unknowns and so much to plan for: where your baby will sleep, how you will organize feeding, changing and bathing arrangements and how you will arrange your work life so you or another caregiver are with the child. If you have the privilege of using more than one language, you may well want your child to know these languages. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-bilingual-baby.html Social Sciences Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:31:04 EST news654186661 The Great Barrier Reef, which supports an estimated 64,000 jobs and has a social and economic value of around A$6.4 billion, is under threat due to human-induced climate change. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-traditional-owners-scientists-coral-ivf.html Ecology Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:50:01 EST news651159877 A world-first soft robotic hand, developed by researchers at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, could revolutionize the delicate, labor-intensive process of cultivating baby corals in laboratories, offering a groundbreaking approach to coral restoration efforts. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-world-robotic-cultivate-baby-corals.html Ecology Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:50:01 EST news650799636 A new study from the University of Bath reveals that education plays a key role in how people choose their partners and wealth inequality within and across generations. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-boomer-couples-degrees-7x-median.html Social Sciences Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:03:55 EDT news648828233 For many Australians, the family home is their largest financial asset. With an increasing variety of ways to tap into home equity, the temptation to access this wealth is ever growing. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-young-homeowners-home-atm-boomer.html Economics & Business Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:52:04 EDT news645792722