Humans

  1. Brain

    Scientists Say: Addiction

    Recovering from addiction is hard but possible. Encouragement of loved ones can improve a person’s chances of overcoming this disease.

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  2. Environment

    Older diesel school buses linked to more student absences

    Schools that replaced or upgraded old diesel school buses increased student attendance rates, new research shows.

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  3. Brain

    Scientists Say: Connectome

    A connectome is a diagram of the cellular highways that carry information in the brain.

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  4. Psychology

    Supportive spaces help LGBTQ+ youth thrive in school and beyond

    Schools are safer and more welcoming when their policies respect and affirm LGBTQ+ students. Clubs can push for changes that boost kids’ mental health.

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  5. Psychology

    Procrastination may hurt your health — but you can change that

    Scientists have linked procrastination to mental and physical health problems. But don’t be too hard on yourself — there are steps you can take.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Humans might be able to hibernate during space travel

    Scientists are studying how animals hibernate and developing new technologies to help humans sleep through space travel.

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  7. Planets

    Research on exoplanets took top award at 2023 Regeneron ISEF

    Six young researchers took home the top awards, each valued at a minimum of $50,000. Hundreds more shared nearly $9 million in prizes at international event.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    New patch might replace some finger-prick testing of blood sugar

    A finalist at Regeneron ISEF created a wearable patch that turns yellow when someone’s blood-sugar level gets high enough to need an insulin shot.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Hand dryers can infect clean hands with bathroom germs

    Hot-air hand dryers are a haven for microbes. A finalist at Regeneron ISEF found that these machines spray germs all over freshly washed hands.

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  10. Microbes

    Scientists Say: Virus

    A virus must take over a living cell's machinery to make more viruses.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Fentanyl deaths have spiked among U.S. kids and teens. Here’s what to know

    A pediatrician discusses how teens can protect themselves and their friends from this extremely deadly drug.

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  12. Humans

    How fingerprints form is no longer a mystery

    A mathematical theory proposed in the 1950s helps explain how fingerprint patterns such as arches, loops and whorls arise.

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