Our Mission

CuriosiTEA_Journal_Club encourages students to explore science with curiosity and confidence. Through reading scientific studies and science news, writing structured abstracts and newsletters, and sharing ideas through discussion, we develop critical thinking and communication skills while making science accessible and exciting for our community.

What We Publish

The Newsletter and Abstracts are written by student members of the club. In our posts, we share short summaries of scientific articles, highlights from our discussions, reflections on what we learned, and updates about upcoming meetings and events.

Our goal is to get better at reading and understanding scientific research, strengthen our critical thinking, and explore how science connects to the real world. By writing both newsletters and structured abstracts, we learn how to clearly and simply explain a study's purpose, methods, results, and significance.

Educational Disclaimer

All content is for educational purposes only and reflects student learning, interpretation, and discussion.

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Marine Expedition Discovers 31 new Species using Advanced Technology Student Summary

Student Summary By Jayden Ahn Original Source: Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, June 26, 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/marine-expedition-uncovers-31-new-species-two-weeks-brazil Image drawn by Jayden Ahn Abstract Background: The mid-waters of the ocean (the area between the seafloor and the sunlit layer near the surface, or also an area of the ocean where sunlight is not visible), it is one of the least explored places on Earth, but still scient

Are Children in Recent Generations Actually Doing Worse?

Student Summary By Hayden Byun Original Source: Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, March 17, 2026 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-are-all-right/ Image created by Hayden Byun Abstract Background: Many people are convinced that modern-day children are declining socially and emotionally, and these ideas are firmly reinforced by social media and news stories. Objective: Psychologists wanted to know whether children are truly becoming less empathetic, l

Could Bifidobacteria Assist the Brain in Behavior and Development?

Student Summary by Olivia Liu Original Source: Berkley Luk, et al., PLOS ONE, May 15, 2018 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196510 Image created by Olivia Liu Abstract Background: Our body is a residence to trillions of bacteria, which start making themselves at home the minute we're born. Most bacteria in the body are probiotic/commensal bacteria, or in other words "good bacteria." Some bacteria that are categorized in this section are bact