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Restrictions lifted: Research Topics on enhancing your immune system

May 12, 2022

As the Covid-19 restrictions ease and the world opens back up this summer, we have gathered our top article collections on understanding and enhancing your immune system. With collective views of over 2.1 million, researchers explored wellbeing and sustainability topics spanning from shaping the human immune system and gut microbiome to oral immunity and how the environment affects physiology. [...]

Research Topics for healthy lives on a healthy planet

April 13, 2022

Frontiers article collections are at the center of our mission to find solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. With collective views of over 4.3 million, researchers explored wellbeing and sustainability topics spanning from yoga for mental health and food security through Smart Foods to protecting our oceans and negative emission technology. [...]

International Day of Happiness: New Research Topic on wellbeing in the era of climate catastrophe

March 18, 2022

To raise awareness and make progress this International Day of Happiness, Frontiers in Psychology have launched a new Research Topic that is open for submissions on wellbeing in the era of climate catastrophe. [...]

Break the Bias: Research Topics celebrating the findings of female scientists

March 16, 2022

To celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day, we are highlighting the top Research Topics from women in science. Break the gender bias in research by reading the findings of these incredible female scientists. With collective views of almost half a million, researchers explored topics spanning from signal processing and infectious disease to materials and gynecological oncology. [...]

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: New Research Topic on Prevention and Treatment

February 21, 2022

To raise awareness and make progress this Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Frontiers in Psychology have launched a new Research Topic that is open for submissions. [...]

Valentine’s Day: Research Topics on love, relationships, and intimacy

February 15, 2022

This Valentine's Day we're falling for Research Topics. What's not to love about the hottest research edited by top scientists like you? With collective views of over 1.8 million, researchers explored topics spanning from digital intimacy and emotional intelligence to the evolution of monogamy and the role of trust in human interaction. [...]

Home for the holidays: Research Topics on family dynamics

December 9, 2021

The holidays are often a time spent with family, but how exactly do family dynamics work? Explore collections spanning from the impact of contemporary family configurations on relational patterns to post-traumatic stress in the family and parenting burnout to understanding young individuals' autonomy. [...]

Restoring our planet: Research Topics on COP26

November 19, 2021

With all eyes on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) this month, we have curated a list of our best Research Topics addressing the four goals of the conference. Explore collections on securing net zero and keeping 1.5 degrees within reach, adapting to protect natural habitats, mobilizing climate finance, and tackling the crisis through collaboration. [...]

Reach for the stars: Research Topics on space exploration

October 11, 2021

With recent advances in commercial space exploration, we have curated a list of our best Research Topics on outer space. Explore collections edited by experts from NASA, The Goddard Space Flight Center, Space Science Institute, German Aerospace Center, Canadian Space Agency, National Space Science Center, European Space Agency, International Space University, and many more. [...]

Back to school: Research Topics on education during Covid-19

September 21, 2021

What does school look like in the second year of the pandemic? Explore our Research Topics spanning from the digital transformation of education and school feeding programs to children's development in the home learning environment and educational leadership during the Covid-19 crisis. [...]

Going for gold: Research Topics on the Olympic and Paralympic games

August 17, 2021

Did you tune into the Olympics or Paralympics this month? Were you left in awe by the athletes? Curious about the science behind the games? We have curated a list of our best Research Topics on everything Olympic and Paralympic. Enjoy research spanning from the latest insights on new addition sports climbing and athlete hydration strategies to para-athlete mental health and sustainability in sports mega-events. [...]

Summer travel: Research Topics on Transportation

July 15, 2021

Traveling this summer? As many countries open up to tourists, we are highlighting the most recent Research Topics on transportation. Enjoy research spanning from app-based transit and sustainable mobility in the post-COVID-19 era to medical travel and aerospace health and safety. Check out our curated list of the best Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]

Pride Month 2021: Research Topics on Visibility, Unity, and Equality

June 16, 2021

Pride month 2021’s theme is visibility, unity, and equality, with a focus on the multitude of battles the LGBT+ community has been fighting throughout the pandemic. Check out our curated list of the best Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]

Editor’s Choice Award for Evolutionary Psychology – January to March 2021

June 11, 2021

Professor Peter K. Jonason, the Specialty Chief Editor of the Evolutionary Psychology specialty section (Frontiers in Psychology), is delighted to announce the winners of the Editor’s Choice Award for January to March of 2021. The two articles selected have received notable attention within the community and offer important insights from the field of evolutionary psychology to better understand behavioral responses within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

World Bee Day 2021: Research Topics to Build Back Better for Bees

May 17, 2021

World Bee Day 2021’s theme is Bee engaged - Build Back Better for Bees, which focuses on finding ways to restore, support and enhance the role of pollinators. Check out our curated list of the best open Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]

National Cancer Control Month: Research Topics on Prevention and Treatment

April 29, 2021

National Cancer Control Month provides a great opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the success surrounding treatment, development of new therapies and technology to improve patient survival. To help raise awareness, we have curated a selection of open access Research Topics and articles published within our journal, Frontiers in Oncology. [...]

International Earth Day 2021: Research Topics to Restore Our Earth

April 21, 2021

Earth Day 2021’s theme is Restore Our Earth™, which focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. Check out our curated list of the best Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]

Cellular Agriculture: Biotechnology for Sustainable Food

January 12, 2021

What has been accomplished in cellular agriculture and where is the landscape of alternative food headed? Read this article collection with 34 expert contributors, 252,000 views and downloads, and featured in The New York Times. [...]

Human-nature interactions: Perspectives on Conceptual and Methodological Issues

December 8, 2020

What else can we learn about the human relationship with nature? Read this article collection with 105 expert contributors, 237,000 views and downloads, and featured in World Economic Forum. [...]