Humans
- Health & Medicine
Scientists Say: Myopia
Myopia is nearsightedness, where people have trouble seeing far away objects. This happens if someone’s eyes are slightly oval, instead of perfect spheres.
- Psychology
Students can sway how their parents view climate change
Teens and tweens can sway their parents’ views about climate change if they talk about it, sharing what they learned in school, a new study finds.
- Health & Medicine
Scientists Say: Neutrophil
Neutrophils are the first cells to arrive when an infection takes hold. They can trap, eat and spew out chemicals that fight bad bacteria.
- Humans
New forensic technique may better gauge age at death
An 18-year-old student from Ackworth, England, has come up with a better way to estimate the age at death for many human remains. It needs only a CT scan of the skull.
- Health & Medicine
Geneticists get closer to knowing how mosquitoes sniff out our sweat
Scientists have found that a protein in the antennae of some mosquitoes detects a chemical in human sweat.
- Health & Medicine
Sea urchins inspired a strong new medical staple
Teens combined forces to study how a sea urchin spine might inspire a better medical staple.
- Math
Science is helping kids become math masters
Some researchers study video games, students’ posture and more as a means to help kids become better and more comfortable with math.
- Health & Medicine
Young researchers take home almost $5 million at 2019 Intel ISEF competition
The $75,000 top prize at this year’s ISEF competition went to a young researcher who developed an integrated-reality headset to aid spinal surgeons.
- Health & Medicine
GPS jewelry helps refugee moms and kids stay healthy
Two teens wanted to help refugee parents get their kids vaccines and the nutrition they need. So the teens built a website to help — and paired it with GPS trackers.
- Health & Medicine
How a year in space affected Scott Kelly’s health
Nearly a year in space changed Scott Kelly’s genes, brain function and more, NASA’s Twin Study shows.
- Health & Medicine
Testing mosquito pee could help track disease spread
A new way to monitor the viruses that wild mosquitoes have picked up passes its first outdoor test. The method uses mosquito urine.
- Archaeology
Fossils from a Philippine cave may come from a new human-like species
Ancient fossils from a Philippine cave may come from a new human-like species, which scientists have dubbed Homo luzonensis.
