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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids

September 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds launches third volume of Nobel Collection articles for young readers Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds, an award-winning, [...]

Uniting generations for a sustainable future: Insights from the 2023 Villars Symposium

July 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

Established in 2022, the Villars Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating the transition to net-zero emissions. It aims to create a healthier planet [...]

Ex-World Bank chief economist Dr Asli Demirgüç-Kunt joins Frontiers for Young Minds as specialty chief editor

July 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

Image: Asli Demirgüç-Kunt Frontiers for Young Minds welcomes Dr Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, former chief economist of the Europe and central Asia region at the World Bank, as [...]

Al-Zahrawi – The father of modern surgery

March 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the story of a bright star in the Dark Ages – whose surgical innovations and teachings are still used today! [...]

Mary Seacole – Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Mary Seacole - Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer [...]

Forgotten Engineer: Lewis Latimer, African-American Pioneer

February 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Lewis Latimer—an illuminating tale. [...]

Nobel Prize winners publish new scientific articles just for kids

January 31, 2023 // 0 Comments

Latest Nobel Collection articles offer fresh excitement to young scientists Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds, a unique, completely free kids’ science [...]

Working with Nobel Prize winners – What’s it like?

January 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

Noa Segev shares her experiences of working with Nobel Prize Winners. [...]

Hertha Ayrton Lights the Way – The Forgotten Engineer

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Hertha Ayrton! [...]

William Parsons – The Earl Who Found the Whirl!

November 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of William Parsons - all about whirlpool galaxies. [...]

Open science platform Frontiers publishes new Nobel Collection articles

November 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

Five more Nobel Prize winners publish free scientific article collection for children Last year in September, as many young people prepared to go back to school, the very [...]

Ignaz Semmelweis – The “Savior of Mothers”

October 31, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Ignaz Semmelweis - Wash your hands! [...]

Esther Lederberg – Pioneer in Microbial Genetics

September 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg [...]

Angelina Hesse – Enabling Bacterial Cultures

September 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the story of "Lina" Hesse - Unsung agar hero [...]

Jocelyn Bell Burnell – Discovered Pulsars

September 22, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Jocelyn Bell Burnell – Radio astronomy pioneer [...]

Alfred Wallace – Overshadowed Pioneer

July 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

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

June 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds’ latest focus has been on the Arabic community: our Arabic journal translated version has already garnered 400K views and downloads. [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds’ success at Open Education Global conference in Nantes   

May 31, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds participated in the three-day OE Global Conference in France, which focused on the connection between open education and the five action areas of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation. [...]

The Einstein–Besso Manuscript

May 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

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

April 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the compelling (forgotten) story of Margaret M. Crane. [...]

Jane C Wright – A Forgotten Pioneer in Cancer Research

April 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the story of Jane C Wright- the forgotten cancer scientist [...]

Carl Wilhelm Scheele – The Forgotten Chemist

March 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the compelling story of Carl Wilhelm Scheele – the forgotten chemist. [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds celebrates 15 million article views!

March 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

We invite you to explore our free, kids oriented science journal- we just achieved 15 million article views! [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds to Connect Schoolchildren to Scientists in a Live Peer Review at Dubai Expo

January 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Dubai Expo to see young scientific minds review real research, live on stage [...]

Infographic: How grid cells in the brain help us navigate the world

November 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

Image: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com Have you ever asked yourself what is it in our brains that actually helps us navigate in the world? Helping us answer that [...]

Open Education Global Conference welcomes Frontiers for Young Minds

October 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

Last week, Frontiers for Young Minds took active participation in the five-day online OE Global Conference which focused on the connection of open education to the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation. [...]

Dr. Marian Diamond – My Love Affair with the Brain

August 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

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!

July 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

We have recently achieved a super exciting milestone – we have now reached 10 million article views! [...]

Young Arabic speakers offered kid-friendly route into scientific discovery

May 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

Arabic speakers worldwide can now access a library of kid-friendly scientific articles thanks to a newly launched educational resource. [...]

Celebrating the Importance of Evolution

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

December 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the compelling (forgotten) story of the first female oceanographer: Anita Conti. [...]

Be an ocean champion for World Oceans Day

June 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

How can young people get involved in celebrating, researching and protecting our oceans on World Oceans Day? [...]

Soils are alive!

April 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

Our Collection editors invite scientists and kids to help them fight misconceptions about soil. [...]

Socially apart, learning together

April 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

As schools across the world close during the Coronavirus pandemic, how will young people continue to learn? [...]

Home learning? The STEM journal for young minds aiding scientists of the future

April 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

As governments worldwide announce school closures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important parents and teachers seek out fresh and pioneering new ways to keep young minds learning and stimulated during months of restricted movement ahead. Frontiers for Young Minds is an open-access journal written by some of the world’s foremost scientists, specifically for young people. [...]