aging Why did people look older earlier in the past? Devin Nealy

Science Boy, 11, earns quantum physics degree in 18 months, wants to make people immortal David Pescovitz

Japan Watch: "Godspeed You! Black Emperor," a short 1976 documentary about a Japanese motorcycle youth subculture David Pescovitz

picks Instagram to blur self-harm images after Molly Russell's suicide Xeni Jardin

politics New study finds 27% of Californians age 12-17 are gender nonconforming Andrea James

Kids Documentary on Swedish kids growing up without rigid gender roles Andrea James

Technology Timothy Leary on youth culture and Japan (c. 1990) David Pescovitz

san francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit unveils cool anime mascots to woo youth riders Rusty Blazenhoff

social media Surgeon General sounds alarm, again, on kids' social media use Rusty Blazenhoff

documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin

politics Chart of women registering to vote after Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade spells trouble for GOP Mark Frauenfelder

Dust devil instantly envelops youth baseball player at home plate (video) David Pescovitz

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

Business Vice is bankrupt Rob Beschizza

speech That time Toledo newscasters spoke to the youths Jason Weisberger