A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports

• Pickup basketball and neighborhood kickball are less common now than for generations past, giving way to more organized and formal youth sports intended to help kids get ahead, a

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 126 words

New research reveals critical support gaps for LGBTIQ+ youth facing homelessness

• A new European study has outlined the precarious reality facing LGBTIQ+ young people who experience homelessness, revealing patchy support, inconsistent services and an urgent ne

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 65 words

Severe violence rises in youth sexual assaults in Sweden, medical records suggest

• Physical violence in sexual assaults against young people has become more common and more severe. • This is shown in a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet. • The studi

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 101 words