Science Journal for Kids and Teens

Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists.

Health and Medicine

Routine vaccinations during a pandemic – benefit or risk?

Scientists used a mathematical model to work out the risks and benefits if health systems sustain their routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Science

How can philosophy help kids’ mental health?

Researchers wanted to know if philosophy with children had a positive impact on their mental health.

Technology

How can rescuers quickly find people lost at sea?

Scientists created a new method of using information about the ocean to help rescuers find missing people quickly.

Biology

How can we trace malaria mosquitoes?

Scientists wanted to find out if they can mark and track Anopheles mosquitoes with two dyes: rhodamine B and uranine.

Pollution

How can poop be cleaned and reused?

Researchers wanted to find out if they could build a low-cost wastewater treatment option using only materials found locally in Madagascar.

Social Science

How can we empower girls to end poverty?

Researchers wanted to compare the the impacts of unconditional and conditional cash transfers for schoolgirls in Malawi, Africa.

Social Science

What’s the connection between poverty and race in U.S. schools?

Researchers wanted to know which students are most at risk of getting a lower quality education and how racial and ethnic segregation in U.S. public schools is linked to school poverty.