Teen News

Arts and Entertainment

The 25 top stars under 25 were named this week by Teen People, the list is littered with talent and energy. Learn More

Fifteen years after the death of Andy Warhol, the quirky artist is being celebrated at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. A massive exhibit recently opened featuring 250 of Warhol's most famous images.The art show is predicted to bring $130 million into L.A Read More

Read about 20 amazing young people who are making the world a better place. This list for 2003 includes familiar faces -- Michelle Trachtenberg, Kelly Osbourne, Bow Wow -- as well as some talented teens you don't know... yet.

World and Current Events

Read about curfews, world events, the war on Iraq as told by teenagers in North America as well as around the world. This site contains a multitude of articles with a focus on education, society, war, employment, volunteers, poetry etc, as well as an opportunity for you to submit your own article. To find out more go to Teen World News

Stopping Racism was the focus of the United Nations conference on racism. Despite weeks of bitter arguments, the conference on racism ended on an upbeat note. Diplomats in Durban, South Africa created a 27-page action plan to combat discrimination all over the world. Read More

Sports News

Read about the latest sports news, sharpen your skills, and get tips on how to improve your game. Includes articles on hiking, volleyball, soccer etc, etc, etc..Go there now

Helen Stephens, born on February 3, 1918, in Fulton, Missouri. Known as a woman who was always on the move--from teenaged Olympic track and field champion to becoming the first woman owner/manager of an all-woman semiprofessional ball team to returning to competitions at the age of 62. Read more about this ground breaking woman.

Science and Technology

The popularity of Forensic Science is on the rise for high school and college students, partly because of the profession's high-profile exposure during the O. J. Simpson trial and on TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Full Story

Find a multitude of articles on science and technology from global viruses, to genetic modification. Read the latest information from around the world. Read More

Academia

Bullying - Read JODEE BLANCO's story as she remembers her days in school. She was often the new kid and she may have seemed different. No matter which school she attended, she was always the victim of bullying. “It was as if a notice were hanging on the school bulletin board: Worried about your status with the in-crowd? Want to show your friends how cool you can be? Just beat [up] Jodee, laugh at her, and make her cry. Be sure and do it in front of everyone. That way, the popular kids can see how amazing you are.” Full Story

Teen Sleep Depravation May Affect Behavior, Academics. Have you ever had someone tell you, you sleep too much, or perhaps you're always tired a school.....well "Research has clarified what most parents already know about the sleep patterns of adolescents — they seem to have an unlimited capacity to sleep late on weekends. In a study presented April 18......Northwestern University researchers propose that teenagers need more sleep than they may be getting, and that sleeping late on weekends may be a result of relative sleep deprivation during the week. Full Story

Health

Ask Alice Get advice for on topics great and small. Ask Alice about relationships, nutrition and diet, drugs, sex, alcohol, stress, etc.

Teen Health Read information from medical experts specially for Teens. Some of the topics covered include: asthma, contraception, dieting, depression, STDs, training, eating disorders, steroids, alcohol, date rape, smoking, lyme disease, self-defense, drugs, abuse, suicide, shoplifting, and much more. You can also do a quick search to find exactly what you are looking for. Also contains a "Health Horoscope."

Teen Outreach Read articles on sex, puberty and eating disorders. Contains an immense library of information on anything you can think including pregnancy, support, fitness and drug and alcohol abuse and dependency