Topic: Births

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Michael Crowley on Congress' drone anxieties, Michael Hastings on waking up to drone realities, Jonathan Last on immigration filling the population gap, Ruy Teixeira on the population non-problem, and Jason Dorrier on job-stealing robots.

By Esther Zuckerman

Jul 25, 2012

Stat of the Day

37% of Births Between 2006 and 2010 Were Unplanned

Over a third of women giving birth in the U.S. are having babies they did not plan to have. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 17, 2012

White Babies Are Now Less Than Half of All U.S. Births

White Americans have officially passed a major — though not unexpected — milestone as they now represent less than half of all births in the United States

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By Dino Grandoni

Jan 12, 2012

Stat of the Day

More Android Devices Activated Every Day Than Babies Born

At the Consumer Electronics Show today, we've learned this somewhat astonishing stat -- even by Google's standards.

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 31, 2011

Stat of the Day

Birth Rate Spookily Drops 11.3% on Halloween

Expecting mothers apparently have watch The Omen a few too many times.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 16, 2011

Nobody Wants Ginger Children

The world's largest sperm bank is turning red headed donors away

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By Adam Martin

Aug 22, 2011

A Job Studs Terkel Missed: Placenta Preparer

New York explores the trend of eating placentas, and the people paid to prepare them

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 29, 2011

The Case Against Facebook's 'I'm Expecting!' Option

The social network's newest addition just doesn't feel right

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By Ray Gustini

May 6, 2011

The Thrilling Finale of the NYU Hawk Cam: Baby Hawks

A return to the New York Times hawk cam now that things are getting exciting

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