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A photo of Levi Draheim on a sunny day standing in front of a beach. His green shirt says "Climate Change is Real"

Twenty-one young people — including Levi Draheim, 11, from Satellite Beach, Fla. — have sued the U.S. government for actions that they say contributed to climate change.

Robin Loznak/Our Children’s Trust

Science & Society
 
Nov 8, 2018
Teens and tweens sue United States over climate change
a picture of a pile of dietary supplement pills, a pill bottle, and a backdrop showing nutritional information

Of nearly 800 dietary supplements that the FDA found tainted with potentially harmful drugs, most were normally prescribed by doctors to aid male sexual “enhancement,” weight loss or muscle-building.

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Health
 
Nov 5, 2018
Many food supplements unlawfully contain drugs
a photo of the Impossible Burger, a meat-free burger on a bun, against a purple background.

Scientists are exploring very different ways to produce a “ground beef” alternative for burgers. One approach grows just the edible parts of the animal. The other tries to simulate meat using plants. Shown here, Impossible Burger’s meat-free burger.

IMPOSSIBLE FOODS INC.

Cells
 
Nov 1, 2018
Designing tomorrow’s burger
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The first nationwide estimates of teens’ and preteens’ use of marijuana in e-cigarettes raise concerns about addiction and long-term health risks.

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Science & Society
 
Oct 19, 2018
Teen vaping of marijuana raises concerns about addiction
an aerial image of the Maldives

Due to impending sea level rise, this island nation in the Indian Ocean — the Maldives — is among the most threatened anywhere by climate change.

SHAHEE ILYAS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Weather & Climate
 
Oct 18, 2018
Half a degree can make a world of difference
a young man leaning on a red car while on his phone, the bumper of his car is crumpled because he has been in a car accident

Teen drivers are more likely to get into car crashes than adult drivers. Inexperience and a greater inattentiveness to what’s happening on the road play appear to foster those youthful accidents, data show.

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Behavior
 
Oct 11, 2018
Here’s what puts teen drivers at greatest risk of a crash
a backpack with school supplies and a cell phone

Simply having a cell phone can reduce stress caused by social rejection.

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Psychology
 
Oct 3, 2018
Smartphones may serve as digital security blankets
Donna Strickland surrounded by equipment in a laser lab

Donna Strickland, seen here, is one of three scientists to win this year’s Nobel Prize in physics. Strickland also is only the third woman in history to win this physics award.

Peter Lee/Waterloo Region Record

Physics
 
Oct 2, 2018
Dazzling laser advances bring physicists a Nobel Prize
fake news

Researchers are building computer algorithms that can check the veracity of online news.

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Technology
 
Sep 27, 2018
Scientists enlist computers to hunt down fake news
Obama and Putin

A new computer program can manipulate the subjects in a video so that one of them mirrors the movements of someone else in some other video. Here, images of Russian President Vladimir Putin are altered to match those of former President Barack Obama.

H. KIM ET AL/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS 2018

Computers & Electronics
 
Sep 27, 2018
Computers can now make fool-the-eye fake videos