Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids. Kamala Thiagarajan
It's a virus you may not have heard of. Here's why scientists are worried about it Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What's going on? And then there's a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren't the only way the virus can spread. Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
What's going on with the 'magic' drug for malaria? The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable. A new study comes to an alarming conclusion. Gabrielle Emanuel
He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story. Fatma Tanis
How will the Trump administration affect efforts to fight global pandemics? Global pandemic treaty negotiators are hashing out cooperation plans this week and considering rushing the process out of fear that the Trump administration would pull the U.S. out of negotiations. Gabrielle Emanuel
They're the most vulnerable of refugees. And they're remarkably resilient Sudan's civil war has displaced 10 million citizens. Here are profiles of two young people from the most vulnerable groups: an unaccompanied minor caring for twin brothers, a woman who was raped. Fatma Tanis
TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on? Fran Kritz
This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world's scariest animal Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween. Susan Brink
She says her husband tried to kill her. Enter the 'Pink Wheels' squad How do you encourage women to report domestic violence? In one Pakistani city, there's a new strategy: sending in female cops on pink scooters. Veengas
Why this country is seeing a 'staggering' increase in the number of rapes New reports from Physicians for Human Rights and Doctors Without Borders document a "massive influx" of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. What can be done to stop it? Gabrielle Emanuel
