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Student Summary by Jayden Ahn Original Source: Suzanne M. Cosh, Sarah E. Williams, and others. Science Journal For Kids and Teens, September 2025 https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/eco-anxiety_article.pdf Image Created by Jayden Ahn Abstract Background: Many people around the world have anxiety, like a fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or tight spaces (claustrophobia). There's also a name for extreme worry about climate change: eco-anxiety.

Student Summary By Hayden Byun Original Source: Erin Garcia de Jesús, Science News, July 5, 2026 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bumblebees-problem-solving-spontaneous Image created by Hayden Byun Abstract Background: In the past, scientists had discovered that some animals such as parrots or chimpanzees are able to apply improvisational problem solving skills, or “spontaneous problem solving” when needed, and it had been established that only “large-brained vertebrates”

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

Student summary by Hayden Byun Original Source: Scientific American, Author: Michelle Carr, Editor: Mark Fischetti, December 17, 2024 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/engineering-lucid-dreams-could-improve-sleep-and-defuse-nightmares/ Image created by Hayden Byun Abstract Background: A lucid dream happens when a person is aware that they are dreaming, and with training, they may be able to control the content of their dreams. Millions of people are affected by in

Student summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Evangelia Fragouli, Science and Space News, November 1, 2025 https://www.livescience.com/64901-time-fly-having-fun.html https://scienceandspacenews.com/2025/04/22/this-is-why-time-flies-when-youre-having-fun/ Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: People have all had times when we are having so much fun, and those times seem to pass very quickly. Then there are times when we are really bored, when

Student summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Isobel Whitcomb, Livescience, October 2, 2022 https://www.livescience.com/suppress-unwanted-thoughts Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: As people live through their lives, they can experience sorrowful or disturbing situations. Those memories sometimes come back and remind them of that time, making them want to forget everything. Some

Student summary by Jayden Ahn Original Source: Evan Bush, NBC News, June 18, 2025. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/moths-fly-600-miles-particular-series-mountain-caves-scientists-think-rcna213703 Image created by Jayden Ahn Abstract Background: Recently, Bogong moths have been found to use the stars to navigate their journey. Researchers have said this was a first for insects and one of the few known cases of animals using stars to navigate to a destination. O

Student summary by Hayden Byun Original Source:Published April 8, 2025 in Scientific American by BERNICE ANDREWS & CHRIS R. BREWIN EDITED BY DAISY YUHAS & MADHUSREE MUKERJEE Image created by Hayden Byun Abstract Background: Studies in the past have shown that human memory is imperfect. The idea of a “false memory” could be problematic in countless ways. In one experiment done in 1995, two psychologists misled 24 participants by asking them if they remembered a