http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. About half of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas. http://www.physorg.com/news180200172.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:20:04 EST news180200172 (AP) -- A consumer group that reported several of the holiday season's must-have toys are unsafe wants to make a correction. http://www.physorg.com/news179471583.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:40:01 EST news179471583 (AP) -- A consumer group contends one of the holiday season's must-have toys is unsafe. http://www.physorg.com/news179331396.html Medicine & Health Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:30:04 EST news179331396 A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news179004304.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:30:01 EST news179004304 (PhysOrg.com) -- The well-publicized toy recalls of 2007 took potentially harmful toys off the shelves and affected the companies that made them. http://www.physorg.com/news178968932.html Other Sciences Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:37:31 EST news178968932 This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able to find better deals. http://www.physorg.com/news178394200.html Electronics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:50:01 EST news178394200 Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news177358579.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:07 EST news177358579 Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation. http://www.physorg.com/news177318529.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:01 EST news177318529 Like it or not, we're now officially a nation of technology-obsessed, gadget-loving geeks. http://www.physorg.com/news171746920.html Technology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:30:02 EST news171746920 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street estimates, though. http://www.physorg.com/news167588406.html Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:20:01 EST news167588406 Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq on Friday proposed banning six commonly-used chemicals in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles, as well as new strict limits for lead in products. http://www.physorg.com/news164642180.html Medicine & Health Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:56:44 EST news164642180 Any mommy and daddy whose child has lost a favorite blanket or stuffed animal knows the lengths they will go to make everything better again. But parents often are powerless, because the well-worn blankie their child loves most is no longer found in stores. http://www.physorg.com/news152808418.html Technology Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:47:56 EST news152808418 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santas should look to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children. http://www.physorg.com/news148239273.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:34:33 EST news148239273 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most plastics are based on petroleum. A bio-plastic that consists of one hundred percent renewable raw materials helps to conserve this resource. Researchers have now optimized the plastic in such a way that it is even suitable for products such as Nativity figurines. http://www.physorg.com/news147459108.html Chemistry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:51:48 EST news147459108