Read more boy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32202/boy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:42:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74108/plastics-feminizing-baby-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPregnant women's exposure to plastics is "feminizing" the baby boys they give birth to, researchers have found. Heightened in utero exposure to plastics is linked to reduced interest by boys in "rough and tumble" play and also to more typically masculine toys, like trucks, trains and guns, found the study...http://www.newser.com/story/74108/plastics-feminizing-baby-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 5:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71807/errant-balloon-lands-but-boy-missing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 6-year-old boy is missing after he supposedly floated away in his father's homemade balloon over the skies of Denver. The craft came down about 3:30pm, after two hours in the air, but the youngster wasn't inside. His fate remains unclear, and it's possible that he fell out during...http://www.newser.com/story/71807/errant-balloon-lands-but-boy-missing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 14:41:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62321/how-chinas-boy-boom-hurt-us-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLots of theories have been floated about the how the US housing and credit bubbles came to be, but this one gets points for originality: New research suggests that China's overabundance of males played a role, reports the Wall Street Journal . It begins with this: Because of the high male-to-female...http://www.newser.com/story/62321/how-chinas-boy-boom-hurt-us-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 13:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59232/abducted-socal-boy-reunited-with-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly 2 weeks ago by two armed men was reunited with his mother today after police found him wandering a Mexican border town's streets, sheriff's officials said. The reunion took place in the California border city of Calexico, a...http://www.newser.com/story/59232/abducted-socal-boy-reunited-with-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 20:14:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's one-child policy has left the nation with 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20, a new study says. The greatest imbalance is among kids ages 1 to 4, which likely means bigger problems down the road, the New York Times reports. Researchers said China could...http://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 14:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54661/prison-crew-helps-toddler-lost-on-highway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInmates in a Maryland road crew helped care for a toddler who wandered down a freeway yesterday when his family forgot about him, the Frederick News-Post reports. A trucking company owner first spotted the 2 1/2-year-old boy running on the center lines of Route 550 as gravel trucks drove by....http://www.newser.com/story/54661/prison-crew-helps-toddler-lost-on-highway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 19:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53222/finger-length-holds-key-to-running-skill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoys with ring fingers longer than their middle fingers may be speedier than peers with more symmetrical hands, a study of Qatari adolescents suggests. The speed difference is associated with exposure to testosterone in the womb, LiveScience reports. Finger length can also predict men’s aggression and SAT math scores, women’s...http://www.newser.com/story/53222/finger-length-holds-key-to-running-skill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 9:29:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53221/jacko-has-boyish-taste-in-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson is fighting to keep his possessions off the auction block, and now we know why. TMZ has a list of everything on his Neverland ranch property, and it includes lots of creepy-sounding art. Among the pieces: "boy with accordion," "boy sitting on bricks," "two boys on swing bar,...http://www.newser.com/story/53221/jacko-has-boyish-taste-in-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 9:07:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52354/ariz-mom-wants-her-killer-boy-back-in-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mother of a 9-year-old Arizona boy accused of shooting to death his father and a family friend says her son should not have been allowed to plead guilty without her consent—and she wants him back in school, reports ABC News. The child avoided a murder trial by pleading...http://www.newser.com/story/52354/ariz-mom-wants-her-killer-boy-back-in-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 6:00:00 CST