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Prof Iain Stewart: “It’s important that challenges to the ‘business as usual’ are not constrained behind a paywall”

September 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Prof Iain Stewart, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan/Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Prof Iain Stewart speaking at a conference. Image: Prof Iain Stewart Prof [...]

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 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! [...]

Secrets of the Learning Brain

May 29, 2019 // 1 Comment

Jacobs Foundation supports Dutch neuroscientists to spread knowledge about the learning brain to our international younger audience. [...]

Diversity of the Microbial World

September 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

“We involve local kids and Science Mentors here in Mexico with the review process of the manuscripts." [...]

Understanding traumatic injury to the human brain

September 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

"We hope that with this article Collection, kids will understand how to protect themselves from Traumatic Brain Injury." [...]

Sharing an experience we all can relate to – our childhood

September 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Frontiers for Young Minds editorial team explains why we believe science communication should involve kids. [...]

Science for kids now available in Hebrew

July 24, 2018 // 2 Comments

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

June 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

Our authors talk about their experience communicating their research to a younger audience. [...]

Are you brave enough to face the challenge?

April 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Are you a courageous scientist ready to freely share your work and empower the scientists of the future? [...]

5 science writing tips from our Young Experts

February 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

"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

February 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

“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

December 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

"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

November 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

A new partnership with the Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation will bring cutting-edge science to children in new languages [...]

Scientists list 50 terms you may be confusing

September 19, 2017 // 9 Comments

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A paper in Frontiers in Education defines 50 terms that are commonly assumed to be similar, but in fact refer to very different concepts. [...]

Using Frontiers for Young Minds Articles in Your Classroom

July 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

To highlight why each discovery is important with background and context, these collections of articles take non-technical readers through the core of a [...]

In trying to teach kids about the brain, researchers ended up learning about themselves

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

The research, published in Frontiers for Young Minds, focuses on early-life nutrition and how that influences brain development, using pigs as a human proxy. [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds celebrates the publication of its 100th article!

May 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

100th article published in Frontiers for Young Minds

That’s 100 articles of cutting-edge science available – for free – for kids, teens, parents, teachers, and the young-at-heart. [...]

Understanding Mathematics – newest section to arrive in Frontiers for Young Minds

April 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds is expanding and we are pleased to announce the launch of its newest specialty section, Understanding Mathematics. [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds celebrates its first papers in Understanding Health

August 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds is growing and we are celebrating the first two papers in our youngest Specialty Section Understanding Health. This new specialty is led by our [...]