By Remi Kou, age 10 The 2026 Earth Prize — the biggest prize in youth environmental innovation — was given to three 16-year-olds for their microplastic filter made of tamarind seeds. According to MSN, the way this powder-like substance works is that it gathers up all the microplastics in the water in visible clumps, and …
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By Melany Tavarez, age 10 Turtles are really interesting animals that lived among the dinosaurs! They are in the family of reptiles called testudines and are amniotes, or animals that breathe air and lay their eggs on land, but also live in the water. Turtles first appeared in the world over 200 million years ago …
By Esmerlin Tavarez, age 10 Why are poorer countries more affected by climate change? Climate change affects poorer countries more because they don’t have the resources needed to adapt to climate change. Richer countries can recover from and prepare for natural disasters because they are more financially equipped. A 2020 United Nations report found that …
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By Nathalie Medina, Age 11 What do you know about teachers making their students laugh? It turns out that humor affects learning retention by making things easier to remember. A study from the University of Georgia found that students were more engaged and more positive when their instructor was funnier, according to Futurity. And children …
By Scarlett Mora, age 12 Air pollution is bad for kids. When we breathe polluted air, our respiratory, reproductive, endocrine, immune, digestive, and neurological systems can be affected, according to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In one study, “Israeli students performed worse on high-stakes exams when air pollution spiked on test day. Similar results …
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By Aayat Iftikhar, age 9 Viruses are invisible killers that can cause sicknesses like polio, influenza, chickenpox, mpox, COVID, the common cold, fever, and more. They are invisible to the naked eye. For example, the polio virus is 10,000 times smaller than a grain of salt, according to PBS. When scientists first discovered viruses, they …
By Antonia Delfin Cuba, age 11 Recently I went to an event called “Night at the Museum” at the Natural History Museum. We got a tour of the dinosaur skeletons, and there were some pretty cool and weird-looking dinosaurs. Kids like me like dinosaurs and are interested in them and want to learn more or …
By Alisha Ali, Age 11 Microplastics are really, really small plastics that are in the air, your house, in the ocean, lakes, and mostly everywhere. We care about microplastics because they can harm our bodies and our health, though some scientists say that the threat of microplastics is overblown, according to The Guardian. Microplastics are …
By Scarlett Mora age, 11 Scientists are growing miniature 3D brains from stem cells. These are called brain organoids. These mimic the structures and function of real brains but on a tiny scale. Research using brain organoids is helping scientists discover new medical treatments, study brain development, and reduce the demand for animal testing, according …
An allergic reaction affects the body by creating an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE), triggering an inflammation response. Nut allergies are so common that “one in 200 adults and one in 50 children are allergic to peanuts,” according to the BBC.
