Science & Society
- Science & Society
Science may help keep a ballerina on her toes
Ballerinas can go through a pair of shoes every performance. To make her shoes last a little longer, one teen reinforced them with carbon fibers.
- Tech
New eyewear could help the visually impaired
Young inventors develop novel electronics to help people identify colors and navigate obstacles.
- Environment
Restaurant diners may ingest extra pollutants
People who dine out have higher levels of certain potentially harmful pollutants in their bodies than do people who eat home-cooked meals, new data show.
- Science & Society
Heating up the search for hidden weapons
Using an off-the-shelf camera and an innovative bit of software, a high-school student developed the means to inexpensively detect a hidden weapon.
- Genetics
Your DNA is an open book — but can’t yet be fully read
There are many companies that offer to read your DNA. But be prepared: They cannot yet fulfill all those promises you read in their ads.
- Tech
Websites often don’t disclose who can have your data
Privacy policies don’t reveal much about how websites share a user’s data.
- Science & Society
Science on a shoestring
Scientists in lower-income countries encounter hurdles such as small budgets, lack of equipment and long wait times for supplies.
- Science & Society
Hurdling poverty to find a life in science
In the United States, one in every six kids grows up poor. But here’s why a humble start need not keep them from a career in science or engineering.
- Science & Society
Enriching opportunities can point teens toward a STEM career
Resources abound to help middle school through college students find what it takes to build successful STEM careers. Check these out.
- Science & Society
Ten tips to prepare for a career in science and tech
Scientists and engineers who grew up poor share advice on the many paths to a rewarding career in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
- Psychology
2016 election stressed out some teens and young adults
Some teens and young adults felt stress, anxiety and fear during the 2016 election — no matter what political candidates they tended to prefer.
- Environment
Plastic taints most bottled water, study finds
Tiny bits of plastic contaminated nearly every tested sample of bottled water from nine countries. Whether ingesting the plastic might pose some risk remains unknown.
