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The rain threatened for a while, then finally fell. But no one grumbled at the Atlanta Area Council's Order of the Arrow Scoutreach Mentoring Weekend in October 2006. Not the […]

An out-of-control wilfire might seem like an unstoppable force. Sometimes the best way to control it is to act before it even starts. Troop 141, Tucson, Ariz., has done just […]

Hongtao Yu, Ph.D., loves his work. He studies cells, genes, and cancer at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Yu enjoys discovering new things. That's why he [...]

Brittany Clifford, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, is doing something that makes her happy--and bringing fun, caring, and happiness to many children in hospitals. 'The best thing I like is [...]

Nowrin Khanam, 18, had to skip her senior prom last year. The Bangladeshi immigrant, who lives in Queens, New York, wanted to go to fit in with American students. But [...]

Lilah Polewka is a whiz at the mouse biz. Lilah breeds "fancy mice" for pet show trade. Right now, she has about 100. She breeds the male and female mice […]

In 1992, Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut, blasted into space. She thanked Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. Jemison told Nichols that her TV character [...]

What would you do if someone offered you a job that paid $45,000 a year with $70,000 worth of stock options? Colvin Pitts, a computer science major at Stanford University, [...]

In Part I of this two-part series, you explored your interests and values to discover the career path that was right for you. In Part II, you will use what [...]

Brooke Rieger, 15, gets good grades in school, works part-time in a sandwich shop, baby-sits her sister, and has a lot of friends. Brooke lives a busy, hectic life. She [...]

July is the deadliest time to get struck. Use these facts to save yourself--this month and all year. The only thought racing through Life Scout Robert Meyer's mind on that […]

Smoking drinking doing drugs. . .eating a junk-food diet. . .bingeing. . .not exercising. . . Most people would agree that these behaviors are not healthy. Current Health 2 talked [...]

With dozens of forgiveness-themed books on the market, it's easy to see why many people fall into the trap of feeling pressured to forgive those who betrayed or harmed them. [...]

Dogs being a noble species, their owners have amassed, over the years, a huge vocabulary of jargon. Fortunately, the new dog owner or hobbyist is ignorant of this and spends […]

It's party time! Your friends have arrived. They activate the front door, which scans their eyes. Recognition registers. The door unlocks and opens, letting everyone in. 'Uh-oh, running late,' you [...]

While many may have all but forgotten about the people who died in the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, high school students in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, have not. They still [...]

When Renata was a high school senior, she started cutting classes, avoiding friends, and sleeping too much. Her appetite disappeared, and she felt sad and hopeless. Finally, overwhelmed by self-hate [...]

Audrey stared glumly into her school locker and thought about the past week. Monday she bombed a geometry test; yesterday she found out she had to wear braces. And today, [...]

A monster called 'Dishonesty' stalks the streets of this nation. It chews up average, decent people and spits out not-so-fabulous fakes and liars. It's easy to get sucked into its [...]

Most teens must ask and answer these kinds of questions if they're to-become happy, productive adults. This information-gathering process is what psychologists call the 'identity search.' It's a tough job--and [...]

Byline: Janice Arenofsky Take her to the ER if you can't remove the object or if there's heavy bleeding or a deep wound. If it's a nail puncture, she may […]

You can call Allan Bower 'Super Boy.' People who know gymnastics sure do. The six-year-old can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, but he can hold a back lever [...]

Did you know there are more than 30,000 possible careers? In this article, Part I of a two-part series, you will explore your interests and values to find the career [...]

Scientist reel in the big catch at a fish rodeo. Dr. Willy Bemis knows that something fishy is going on. There's the stinky smell of fish and sweat, that reeks [...]

Here's how to become your own 'change manager.' Six years ago Vincent Chow jumped into the job market. Since then, he has been a corporate lawyer for a large Hawaiian [...]

Being a god troubleshooter requires patience, flexibility, and creativity. Here'' how to improve the skills you need. Four years ago, 11-year-old Cory Snyder, of Bowie, Maryland, recognized a problem. The [...]

Magic meets the Internet as kids create role-playing Web sites. YOU PROBABLY KNOW that Harry Potter books are flying off the shelves faster than their hero can slip on his […]

Anyone with a marketable idea and the initiative to make it work can start a business. Do you have what it takes? This article will help you find out. Mike [...]

Everyone can be creative. Here's how 1o make creativity work for you. Creativity has helped to make The String Cheese Incident a nationally known band. For one thing, notice the [...]

Olympic hopefuls Lenny Kryzelburg and Kurt Grote might be brilliant swimmers now, but they didn't start out that way. Watch Lenny Kryzelburg and Kurt Grote cut through the water with […]

In 1989 Lenny Krayzelburg emigrated from Russia to the United States. He was only 13 then, but experts already regarded him as a talented backstroke swimmer. Since that time, Lenny, [...]

Designer drugs are illegal, dangerous -- and they can be deadly. The scene: Five teens driving home early one summer morning from a night of music and dancing. But this [...]

Two young adults tell how driving after drinking changed their lives forever. In 1997, more than 16,000 people--including approximately 2,200 young adults ages 15 to 20--were killed in alcohol-related crashes, [...]

TROUBLED TEEN-AGERS AND PROBLEM POOCHES LEARN TO HELP EACH OTHER EVERYONE loves a win-win situation. Especially Talan Wilhelm of Seattle, Wash. Two years ago, he lived at the Colorado Boys […]

There are many ways of dealing with this life-threatening disease. Here are some pointers from teens who know. 'One day, what was considered normal changed at our house,' writes 14-year-old [...]