9-year-old boy finds a piece of ancient history buried in his grandmother's backyard
Jeremiah Longbrake, a sprightly 9-year-old boy, unearthed a piece of history that has since become the talk of the town.
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 24
Amazing 14-year-old invented soap to treat skin cancer - named America’s Top Young Scientist
At just 14, Heman Bekele revolutionizes skin cancer treatment, earning national accolades in a prominent middle school science competition.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 25
9-year-old boy finds ancient treasure buried in his grandmother's backyard
Jeremiah Longbrake, a sprightly 9-year-old boy, unearthed a piece of history that has since become the talk of the town.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 3
Curious boy upends a century of science regarding insects and plants
Thanks to 8-year old Hugo Dean's curiousity, have discovered a new level of complexity in plant-insect interactions.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 17
17-year-old develops award-winning, environmentally-friendly, electric motor
Robert Sansone’s research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets.
JJ Shavit
- May 18
Scientific marvel: Student discovers the secret of black holes
Black holes have always been fascinating to scientists and the general public alike as even light can't escape their gravitational pull.
JJ Shavit
- May 3
8-year-old boy upends 100 years of research regarding insects and plants
Thanks to 8-year old Hugo Dean, a groundbreaking study has turned a century of knowledge about plant and insect interactions on its head.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 7
High school students finally prove 2,000 year-old Pythagorean Theorem
Two high school students say they’ve proved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry — a feat mathematicians thought was impossible.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 3
8-year-old boy upends over 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
When eight-year-old Hugo Deans discovered a handful of BB-sized objects lying near an ant nest, he thought they were a type of seed.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 3
8-year-old boy upends over 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
The phenomenon was first documented 100 years ago and is commonly taught to biology students as an example of a plant-insect interaction.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 16, 2022
Genius kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 12, 2022
Greta Thunberg effect evident in uniting young people around climate change
What we see is that Greta Thunberg has been very important in uniting young people who were already concerned about the climate.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2022
8-year-old boy upends a century of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
Team revealed a much more complex type of myrmecochory that combined the wasp-oak gall interaction with the edible appendage-ant interaction
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2022
17-year-old develops award-winning, Earth-friendly, electric motor
I have a natural interest in electric motors. With that sustainability issue, I wanted to tackle it, and try and design a different motor.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 3, 2022
8-year-old boy upends a century of knowledge regarding plants and insects
When eight-year-old Hugo Deans discovered a handful of BB-sized objects beneath a log in his backyard, he thought they were a type of seed.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 2, 2022
Kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home -- he's only 12 years-old
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 20, 2022
Teen genius: 12-year-old kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records
JJ Shavit
- Aug 15, 2022
17-year-old designs award-winning electric motor without rare-earth elements
Robert Sansone’s research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets.
JJ Shavit
- May 31, 2022
Teen creates fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires
A teen in the San Francisco Bay Area has parlayed the tragedy of a 2018 wildfire to hopefully prevent the spread of future fire disasters.
JJ Shavit
- May 1, 2022
Dad dumps 80,000 pennies on mom's lawn as child support payment. Daughter responds with kindness
One Richmond family got a shocking delivery when 80,000 pennies were dumped on their front lawn. They're using the money to help others.
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