Pub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1324183
Shalaka Sharad Shah, Shruti Goyal, A. Shankar
Psychologists are often interested in understanding more about the relationships between people and their pets, and how having pets may help pet owners. Research suggests that pets help us stay healthy, both physically and mentally. Having a pet has been found to offer multiple health benefits to children, adults, and older people. Across various studies, pet owners mention several benefits of having a pet, such as emotional support, mood-boosting effects, companionship, and stress management. Based on theories in psychology that help to explain why we form bonds with others and how others help us, we try to understand the connections we form with our pets. In this article, we describe the science explaining how pets promote people’s wellbeing.
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Pub Date : 2024-05-15DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1284019
Danilo T. Amaral, T. K. E. Takishita, I. A. S. Bonatelli
Fireflies have ignited human interest for ages with their glow. They are like little enchanting lanterns in the dark, creating a beautiful show, lighting up their surroundings with a chemistry trick. But their glow is not just for looks—fireflies use it to talk to each other. Each type of firefly has its own special way of blinking, like a secret code. Their bright lights also help them stay safe, by warning other animals that they taste bad. However, the problem of too much light from cities is making it hard for fireflies to find their friends and family. To protect these amazing creatures we need to be careful with our lights, turning them off when possible during the night. Exploring the world of fireflies helps us see how important it is to take care of nature and all its fascinating organisms, no matter how small they are.
{"title":"Unraveling the Enchanting Mystery of Fireflies Nature’s Nightlights","authors":"Danilo T. Amaral, T. K. E. Takishita, I. A. S. Bonatelli","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1284019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1284019","url":null,"abstract":"Fireflies have ignited human interest for ages with their glow. They are like little enchanting lanterns in the dark, creating a beautiful show, lighting up their surroundings with a chemistry trick. But their glow is not just for looks—fireflies use it to talk to each other. Each type of firefly has its own special way of blinking, like a secret code. Their bright lights also help them stay safe, by warning other animals that they taste bad. However, the problem of too much light from cities is making it hard for fireflies to find their friends and family. To protect these amazing creatures we need to be careful with our lights, turning them off when possible during the night. Exploring the world of fireflies helps us see how important it is to take care of nature and all its fascinating organisms, no matter how small they are.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"53 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140973499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-14DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1349444
Makenna B Lenover, Mary K. Shenk
How often you poop can reflect your digestive health. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common digestive illness that affects close to one in five people. Symptoms include pain in the abdomen and changes in how often someone poops. Certain behaviors can increase a person’s risk of having IBS, including the foods they eat, the amount of exercise they get, how much sleep they have per night, and how often they go outside. All these behaviors can influence the brain, which tells the digestive tract the rate at which it should work—which then determines how often people poop. In this article, we will introduce IBS and the main behaviors that are known to affect this disorder.
{"title":"What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome and How Does Behavior Influence it?","authors":"Makenna B Lenover, Mary K. Shenk","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1349444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1349444","url":null,"abstract":"How often you poop can reflect your digestive health. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common digestive illness that affects close to one in five people. Symptoms include pain in the abdomen and changes in how often someone poops. Certain behaviors can increase a person’s risk of having IBS, including the foods they eat, the amount of exercise they get, how much sleep they have per night, and how often they go outside. All these behaviors can influence the brain, which tells the digestive tract the rate at which it should work—which then determines how often people poop. In this article, we will introduce IBS and the main behaviors that are known to affect this disorder.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"23 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140980508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-13DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1343566
Markus Gastauer, Ângela Miazaki, Paulo A. Tavares, Eric D. S. M. Lino, Ricardo R. Rodrigues
Imagine a magical place with tall trees and amazing animals—the tropical forest. But these forests are disappearing, and we want to make the world better by bringing back their beauty. Restoring forests also helps fight climate change and keeps plants and animals safe. However, we cannot do everything at once, so we need a plan. Planting trees costs money, but some scientists have found that certain forests can grow back all on their own! This is excellent news, but we must also be careful to help other very important places that cannot regrow alone. We need a plan to bring back the forests that can regrow on their own and those that cannot. Ideally, if everyone joins, the cost will be minimal. By working together with nature, we can make the forest healthy again!
{"title":"Adventure in the Tropics: Joining Forces to Heal the Brazilian Atlantic Forest","authors":"Markus Gastauer, Ângela Miazaki, Paulo A. Tavares, Eric D. S. M. Lino, Ricardo R. Rodrigues","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1343566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1343566","url":null,"abstract":"Imagine a magical place with tall trees and amazing animals—the tropical forest. But these forests are disappearing, and we want to make the world better by bringing back their beauty. Restoring forests also helps fight climate change and keeps plants and animals safe. However, we cannot do everything at once, so we need a plan. Planting trees costs money, but some scientists have found that certain forests can grow back all on their own! This is excellent news, but we must also be careful to help other very important places that cannot regrow alone. We need a plan to bring back the forests that can regrow on their own and those that cannot. Ideally, if everyone joins, the cost will be minimal. By working together with nature, we can make the forest healthy again!","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"100 49","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140984426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-13DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1333921
Paul Behrens, Zhongxiao Sun, Laura Scherer, Arnold Tukker, Seth A. Spawn‐Lee, Martin Bruckner, Holly Gibbs
Scientists around the world have been studying how the food we eat impacts the planet. The demand for animal products, especially meat and milk, creates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions that heat our world. In rich countries, people often eat more animal-based foods than needed, which can be bad for people’s health. So, eating more plants can reduce climate change while also making our bodies healthier. Eating more plants would also save huge areas of land, which is another benefit for the climate. This is because 75–80% of all the world’s farming land is used to produce animal products. If we ate more plants, we could give this land back to nature or make new nature parks that would draw greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. More natural land would also mean more plants and animals could make their homes in these parks, and humans would have more places to play and explore.
{"title":"The Double Benefit of Eating Fewer Animal Products","authors":"Paul Behrens, Zhongxiao Sun, Laura Scherer, Arnold Tukker, Seth A. Spawn‐Lee, Martin Bruckner, Holly Gibbs","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1333921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1333921","url":null,"abstract":"Scientists around the world have been studying how the food we eat impacts the planet. The demand for animal products, especially meat and milk, creates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions that heat our world. In rich countries, people often eat more animal-based foods than needed, which can be bad for people’s health. So, eating more plants can reduce climate change while also making our bodies healthier. Eating more plants would also save huge areas of land, which is another benefit for the climate. This is because 75–80% of all the world’s farming land is used to produce animal products. If we ate more plants, we could give this land back to nature or make new nature parks that would draw greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. More natural land would also mean more plants and animals could make their homes in these parks, and humans would have more places to play and explore.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"16 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140981926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-09DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1371125
Lindsey Rustad, Wendy Leuenberger
Ice storms might sound fascinating, but for forests, they are not as cool as they seem! Ice storms happen when freezing rain coats trees, branches, and the forest floor in a shiny, frozen glaze. These storms can be a big deal because they can affect our forests and the things we care about, like, wood, wildlife, and places for recreation. Despite this, we do not know very much about how ice storms affect forests. Scientists at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire (USA), decided to learn more. They used fire-fighting pumps and hoses to create experimental ice storms in the forest during the winters of 2016 and 2017. They found that these experimental storms caused a lot of short- and long-term damage to trees, including breaking of twigs and branches. In a nutshell, ice storms are not just about frozen beauty—they have real consequences for our forests and species that are not used to ice!
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Pub Date : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1164958
Yann LeCun
Learning is an integral part of our lives, and the lives of all animals, but do you realize how wondrous our learning ability is? When we try to build machines that can learn, we are faced with deep questions about the nature and functioning of intelligence. In this article, I will tell you about special artificial networks, called neural networks, that mimic the brain to produce intelligent behavior. Neural networks are an integral part of artificial intelligence, widely used in many daily applications, from face recognition to autonomous driving. I am certain that neural networks will play a key role in our future lives, making them more comfortable and improving our understanding of big riddles such as what intelligence is and how our brains work.
{"title":"Will Learning Machines Take Over the World?","authors":"Yann LeCun","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1164958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1164958","url":null,"abstract":"Learning is an integral part of our lives, and the lives of all animals, but do you realize how wondrous our learning ability is? When we try to build machines that can learn, we are faced with deep questions about the nature and functioning of intelligence. In this article, I will tell you about special artificial networks, called neural networks, that mimic the brain to produce intelligent behavior. Neural networks are an integral part of artificial intelligence, widely used in many daily applications, from face recognition to autonomous driving. I am certain that neural networks will play a key role in our future lives, making them more comfortable and improving our understanding of big riddles such as what intelligence is and how our brains work.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"41 s193","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141003284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1347213
Emily C. Riffe, Megan Canfield, Alexander B. Sabo, Andrew E. White, J. Zinnert
Barrier islands are complex ecosystems that exist off the coast of every continent except Antarctica. They protect the coastline from direct impacts of storms and sea-level rise. These islands are home to people and animals, some of which are endangered. Barrier islands naturally move and change shape, but climate change and human development can prevent this movement, disrupting natural processes. Conservation of barrier islands is important for providing habitats for plants and animals as well as for protecting the coast of the mainland.
{"title":"What Are Barrier Islands and How Are They Affected by Climate Change?","authors":"Emily C. Riffe, Megan Canfield, Alexander B. Sabo, Andrew E. White, J. Zinnert","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1347213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1347213","url":null,"abstract":"Barrier islands are complex ecosystems that exist off the coast of every continent except Antarctica. They protect the coastline from direct impacts of storms and sea-level rise. These islands are home to people and animals, some of which are endangered. Barrier islands naturally move and change shape, but climate change and human development can prevent this movement, disrupting natural processes. Conservation of barrier islands is important for providing habitats for plants and animals as well as for protecting the coast of the mainland.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"1 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141039189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1345470
Sabine Fuss, Chris D. Jones, Ingrid Schulte, Naomi Vaughan
The latest science shows that, to stop global warming, we must reach “net zero” emissions by 2050. This means that any carbon dioxide (CO2) humans are still releasing into the atmosphere in 2050 would need to be balanced out by taking CO2 from the atmosphere and locking it away. The process of removing CO2 from the atmosphere is called carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This article will explain why CDR is needed and will introduce some methods of removing CO2, including the strengths and weaknesses of those methods. There are many actions we can take. Many bring lots of other benefits, while some have drawbacks too. But overall, Carbon Dioxide Removal has a big role to play in successfully tackling climate change.
{"title":"Cleaning Up After Ourselves: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal","authors":"Sabine Fuss, Chris D. Jones, Ingrid Schulte, Naomi Vaughan","doi":"10.3389/frym.2024.1345470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1345470","url":null,"abstract":"The latest science shows that, to stop global warming, we must reach “net zero” emissions by 2050. This means that any carbon dioxide (CO2) humans are still releasing into the atmosphere in 2050 would need to be balanced out by taking CO2 from the atmosphere and locking it away. The process of removing CO2 from the atmosphere is called carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This article will explain why CDR is needed and will introduce some methods of removing CO2, including the strengths and weaknesses of those methods. There are many actions we can take. Many bring lots of other benefits, while some have drawbacks too. But overall, Carbon Dioxide Removal has a big role to play in successfully tackling climate change.","PeriodicalId":503754,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers for Young Minds","volume":"177 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141050172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-24DOI: 10.3389/frym.2024.1319691
P. Macreadie, Micheli D. P. Costa, T. Atwood, Daniel A. Friess, J. Kelleway, Hilary Kennedy, C. Lovelock, Oscar Serrano, Tallulah Davey, Carlos M. Duarte
Our planet is facing a critical challenge: climate change. This is caused by human activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere. As temperatures rise and weather becomes more extreme, scientists are searching for solutions. Blue carbon ecosystems could be part of the answer! These ecosystems include mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows—ocean and coastal ecosystems that capture and store carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In our research, we found that these ecosystems cover a huge area of Earth’s surface, up to the size of Mexico. They store a whopping 30 billion tons of carbon, which is huge! If we stop destroying blue carbon ecosystems and restore the ones we have lost, it could balance out 3% of the greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere. Pretty important, right! Overall, blue carbon ecosystems are nature’s heroes in the fight against climate change.
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