This 12-year-old girl built a robot that can find microplastics in the ocean

Source: Tween Tribune

Empowered to tackle a micro problem on a macro scale, this 12-year-old takes on the Earth’s oceans and the plastic within it.

Indian teen builds world’s ‘lightest satellite’

Source: BBC

Teen changes the world with the invention of a satellite small enough to hold in the palm of your hand.

Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus

Source: NPR

Watch this video to learn how one scientist took a simple childhood chore and transformed it into a revolutionary way to help the environment.

You Share Everything With Your Bestie. Even Brain Waves.

Source: New York Times

A researcher at UCLA found that brain scans taken while study participants watched a variety of video clips could accurately predict which of the subjects were friends.

As Grand Canyon National Park turns 100, a man hikes the entire length to save it

Source: CNN

After hiking the 750-mile length of the Grand Canyon, photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride reflects on the silence of the canyon and draws comparisons to his noisy life.

The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change Isn’t a Technology

Source: Scientific American

The author of this article urges world leaders to consider how we can better use forests as natural carbon-capture systems to help fight climate change.

Even kids can have a role in helping after natural disasters

Source: The Washington Post

Even the smallest act of kindness can make a difference to someone who has suffered a natural disaster. Find inspiration in the examples described here.

It’s so hot in Australia that snakes are seeking refuge in people’s toilets

Source: The Washington Post

During the Australian summer, snakes follow their instincts to survive the brutal heat and find water by seeing refuge in homes. Learn about the problems their smart decisions can cause for humans.

The distracted teenage brain

Source: Science News for Students

Maybe you’ve played a game for so long that it wasn’t even fun anymore, but you just couldn’t put it down. A psychological study looks at why adult brains and teen brains respond differently to disappearing rewards.

Rainsticks and Folklore

Source: NASA

Tibetans attempt to summon supernatural powers to combat the extreme drought.