Al-Zahrawi – The father of modern surgery
We invite you to read the story of a bright star in the Dark Ages – whose surgical innovations and teachings are still used today! [...]
Articles by Frontiers for Young Minds
Mary Seacole – Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Mary Seacole - Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer [...]
Forgotten Engineer: Lewis Latimer, African-American Pioneer
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Lewis Latimer—an illuminating tale. [...]
Working with Nobel Prize winners – What’s it like?
Noa Segev shares her experiences of working with Nobel Prize Winners. [...]
Hertha Ayrton Lights the Way – The Forgotten Engineer
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Hertha Ayrton! [...]
William Parsons – The Earl Who Found the Whirl!
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of William Parsons - all about whirlpool galaxies. [...]
Ignaz Semmelweis – The “Savior of Mothers”
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Ignaz Semmelweis - Wash your hands! [...]
Esther Lederberg – Pioneer in Microbial Genetics
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg [...]
Angelina Hesse – Enabling Bacterial Cultures
We invite you to read the story of "Lina" Hesse - Unsung agar hero [...]
Jocelyn Bell Burnell – Discovered Pulsars
We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Jocelyn Bell Burnell – Radio astronomy pioneer [...]
Alfred Wallace – Overshadowed Pioneer
We invite you to read the tumultuous story of Alfred Russel Wallace – A pioneer of natural selection [...]
Frontiers for Young Minds’ outreach to the Arabic community
Frontiers for Young Minds’ latest focus has been on the Arabic community: our Arabic journal translated version has already garnered 400K views and downloads. [...]
Ibn Sina – Ancient Hero of Modern Pandemics
We invite you to read the compelling story of Ibn Sina - the remarkable polymath [...]
The Einstein–Besso Manuscript
Frontiers for Young Minds invites you to read a Landmark on Einstein’s Road to the General Theory of Relativity By Hanoch Gutfreund, of Physics and the Academic Head of the Albert Einstein Archives. [...]
Margaret M. Crane – How One Idea Impacted Women around The World
We invite you to read the compelling (forgotten) story of Margaret M. Crane. [...]
Jane C Wright – A Forgotten Pioneer in Cancer Research
We invite you to read the story of Jane C Wright- the forgotten cancer scientist [...]
Carl Wilhelm Scheele – The Forgotten Chemist
We invite you to read the compelling story of Carl Wilhelm Scheele – the forgotten chemist. [...]
Frontiers for Young Minds celebrates 15 million article views!
We invite you to explore our free, kids oriented science journal- we just achieved 15 million article views!
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Dr. Marian Diamond – My Love Affair with the Brain
We invite you to read the compelling story of one of the founders of modern neuroscience: Marian Diamond. [...]
Celebrating 10 million views of kid-friendly science!
We have recently achieved a super exciting milestone – we have now reached 10 million article views! [...]
Celebrating the Importance of Evolution
What is Darwin Day? Why is it important? Scientists of the University of South Florida help to explain! [...]
Anita Conti – The Lady of the Sea
We invite you to read the compelling (forgotten) story of the first female oceanographer: Anita Conti. [...]
Be an ocean champion for World Oceans Day
How can young people get involved in celebrating, researching and protecting our oceans on World Oceans Day? [...]
Soils are alive!
Our Collection editors invite scientists and kids to help them fight misconceptions about soil. [...]
Socially apart, learning together
As schools across the world close during the Coronavirus pandemic, how will young people continue to learn? [...]
Never too young to learn
"I asked kids why they thought peer review would be important. They said: ‘because someone can lie, because they want to be famous.’" [...]
From microbes all the way to space with Young Minds
Come aboard our special Young Minds bus and discover the journey along 10 of our articles we have prepared for you. [...]
Happy World Rhino Day 2019!
“If we do not protect rhinos they will become extinct and then we will not know rhinos and what they are about." [...]
Secrets of the Learning Brain
Jacobs Foundation supports Dutch neuroscientists to spread knowledge about the learning brain to our international younger audience. [...]
What does it mean to have an invisible condition?
This article Collection will give kids an understanding about different invisible conditions and their support strategies. [...]
An Alien place on Earth – The Red Sea as model system
“From corals to microscopic life, our aim is for kids to discover all the characteristics that make the Red Sea a unique environment.” [...]
Introducing our new member – Pip, the pangolin!
Meet Pip the pangolin - our new character to follow us in our scientific journey. [...]
10 articles showcasing accessible science for kids
Find out how these 10 articles are a starting point for (young) readers to discover our journal. [...]
Exciting new partnership with Ecography
This partnership will help bringing the latest ecological research to the younger Frontiers for Young Minds audience. [...]
Diversity of the Microbial World
“We involve local kids and Science Mentors here in Mexico with the review process of the manuscripts." [...]
Understanding traumatic injury to the human brain
"We hope that with this article Collection, kids will understand how to protect themselves from Traumatic Brain Injury." [...]
Diversity and inclusion from a young age
"If more voices are present in the peer review process, then a deeper understanding of the science can be presented." [...]
Taking inclusion in peer review to a new level
Why we involve kids and teens in the peer review of scientific articles - Diversity & Inclusion during Peer Review Week 2018 [...]
Sharing an experience we all can relate to – our childhood
The Frontiers for Young Minds editorial team explains why we believe science communication should involve kids. [...]
Science for kids now available in Hebrew
In its quest to make science open and accessible for all, Frontiers for Young Minds is proud to announce that its first translation initiative is now online. [...]
Making your research accessible to school kids
Our authors talk about their experience communicating their research to a younger audience. [...]
Training the world’s youngest brain scientists
Shaking in their lab coats: young students of the Brain Explorer Academy give scientists feedback during a live peer review event. [...]
Are you brave enough to face the challenge?
Are you a courageous scientist ready to freely share your work and empower the scientists of the future? [...]
Frontiers for Young Minds has new look and feel
Our dedicated Frontiers for Young Minds team has been working hard to revamp the website for our growing community. [...]
5 science writing tips from our Young Experts
"It doesn't snow where I live, so I didn't understand what you wrote about snowmen." [...]
Comic books to get children interested in science
“It doesn't matter what your background, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic status is; if you can ask questions, you can do science.” [...]
Communicating advanced mathematics to kids
"I’ve often thought that we could do a lot better job of explaining “advanced” mathematical concepts in simple language for the benefit of a wider audience." [...]
Frontiers for Young Minds goes global
A new partnership with the Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation will bring cutting-edge science to children in new languages [...]
Using Frontiers for Young Minds Articles in Your Classroom
Frontiers for Young Minds content of articles – both text and images – are free to access, download, and reproduce in educational materials. [...]
Introducing Collections from Frontiers for Young Minds
To highlight why each discovery is important with background and context, these collections of articles take non-technical readers [...]