Science & Society
- Animals
Bats in the attic prompt boys to create a better bat detector
When a teen learned he had 700 bats in his attic, he decided to develop a better bat detector.
- 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.
- Science & Society
How to develop more ecofriendly parachutes for disaster relief
A teen researcher from Singapore suggests that parachutes made from folded paper could be a more ecofriendly choice than nylon chutes for delivering disaster-relief supplies.
- 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.
- Science & Society
This fish ‘tag’ runs on fish power
Tags that researchers use to track fish can run out of power. A teen from Taiwan invented a tag that converts fish swimming into the electricity needed to keep it running.
- Science & Society
Game may help rid people of biases they didn’t know they had
After experiencing gender discrimination — a type of bias — in their own life, a teen developed a game to counter the problem.
- Science & Society
Proud to be different in STEM
Scientists and engineers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer are facing ongoing challenges but finding their way.
- Computing
You can fight back against cyberattacks
Cyberattacks have cut power to a major city and delayed the delivery of medicine. Find out how experts combat such attacks and how to protect yourself.
- Climate
Warning: Climate change can harm your health
Climate change will affect human health through such things as more frequent bouts of extreme weather, shifts in disease patterns, changes in air and water pollution.
- Climate
Workers won’t work as well in a very warm world
How well and how much people are able to work will suffer because of heat stress in a warming world. That, in turn, can lead to additional health impacts.
- Computing
These scientists help rescue ‘broken’ digital art
Computer-based art is more fragile than you might think. Fortunately, computer science offers new ways to restore these digital creations.
- Genetics
Shaking hands could transfer your DNA — leaving it on things you never touched
After a long handshake, the DNA you trade could end up on things you never touched.
