CuriosiTEA Journal Club 

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