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The Science Survey
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The Science Survey
This photograph is a depiction of a gloomy young man scrolling through his phone in the dark, a scene seen by many across the globe. (Photo Credit: Adrian Swancar / Unsplash)

You’ve Been Scrolling For Hours. Snap Out of It.

Wasif Habib, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2025
The digital age has left many people disconnected from deeper human connections. (Photo Credit: Ari He / Unsplash)

The Loneliness Epidemic: Connected but Alone

Anayah Hogue, Staff Reporter
March 6, 2025
Spending time in natural environments has been shown to boost mental health, but why? Research shows that outdoor activities reduce stress and anxiety, elevate moods, and promote mindfulness. (Photo Credit: Mitsuo Komoriya / Unsplash)

Nature’s Healing Power: Boosting Mental Health Through the Great Outdoors

Christina Kantlis, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2025
With over 2 billion active users and a demographic that is primarily teenagers and young adults, Instagram has become a social media giant for Gen Z. (Image Credit: Brett Jordan / Unsplash)

Insta-Validation: How Instagram Notes is Breeding a New Era of Digital Narcissism

Cortez Pagan, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2025
My cousin, Anisha Tarafder, enjoys a peaceful moment at Central Park with a good book in hand, taking a break from her social media feed.

The Impact of a Social Media Cleanse

Morium Khan, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2024
The children who are growing up today face different challenges, ones that their grandparents may not have even thought of during their own childhoods. These new challenges reflect changing times and the dawn of a new age. (Photo Credit: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen / Unsplash)

How Children Are Aging Today

Samie Lee, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
Parents are supposed to gently nurture their children, while tiger parents push those duties aside for their children’s academic success. (Photo Credit: CDC / Unsplash)

Tiger Parenting: Is It All Worth It?

Jiangzhuo Wu, Staff Reporter
July 3, 2024
'Baby Reindeer' has many intense themes that make it heart wrenching and terrifying to watch, but at the same time completely captivating. (Photo Credit: Rene Böhmer / Unsplash)

The Portrayal of Obsession: Analyzing ‘Baby Reindeer’

Sarah Rubinstein, Staff Reporter
July 1, 2024
As the Bronx Science Boys' Varsity Swimming team prepares for competition, they immerse themselves in the rhythmic embrace of the pool, transcending cognitive boundaries and entering the elusive state of 'the zone,' where swimming serves as a meditative catalyst for self-reflection and unwavering mental focus.

The Deep Dive: Unmasking the Dual Benefits of Swimming for Body and Mind

Maximilian Duravcevic, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
Here, the Managing Editors, Copy Chiefs, and Editors-in-Chief of ‘The Science Survey,’ the writers of the March 2024 Advice Column, pose for a photo. From left to right are Acadia Bost ’24, Hallel Abrams Gerber ’24, Nehla Chowdhury ’24, Charlotte Zhou ’24, Eilidh Kristen Ince ’24, Ruby Moran ’24, Ella Zheng ’24, Bianca Quddus ’25, Aviv Kotok ’25, and Monica Reilly ’24. Photo Credit: Alexander Thorp

March 2024 Advice Column: How to Successfully Manage the ‘Schoolwork / Life Balance’

Monica Reilly, Hallel Abrams Gerber, Acadia Bost, Nehla Chowdhury, Eilidh Ince, Ruby Moran, Ella Zheng, Charlotte Zhou, Aviv Kotok, and Bianca Quddus
March 12, 2024
Narcissism is usually defined by society as those who are full of themselves. This causes immense feelings of insecurity within the individual and pushes them away from getting help. The denial causes those diagnosed to worsen their disorder and eventually fit the stereotypes they are so often put into. (Photo Credit: Михаил Секацкий / Unsplash)

The Reality of Narcissism

Angeline Rivera, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2024
Pictured is a man partaking in light therapy, a common medical treatment for seasonal affective disorder. (Photo Credit: Lou Sander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Science Behind Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Simone Ginsberg, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2024
The Bronx Science Mental Health Association, a club formed in response to the academic pressures of school, aims to improve students' well-being by developing coping strategies. They often spends their meetings meditating, as seen here. (Photo Credit: Bronx Science MHA Instagram; used by permission)

Rethinking Education: Improving Teen Mental Health Requires a Radical Shift in Schooling

Georgie Barth, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2024
Here is NF on stage during his Therapy Session Tour. (Photo Credit: Walkster Z, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commonsimedia Commons)

The Legacy and Impact of Nate Feuerstein (NF Real Music)

Isaiah Muniz, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2024
Whether it is simply having someone you trust, or a more formally established therapist, adequate mental health support will often equate to the ability to openly talk without feeling judgment or criticism. (Photo Credit: Priscille Du Preez / Unsplash)

Breaking the Silence: Understanding Why Younger Generations Embrace Therapy

Claire Elkin, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
A study done on a national scale concluded that 72.7% of high school students do not get enough sleep during school nights. (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sleep.htm) (Photo Credit: Yudhistira Alloni / Unsplash)

The Gift of Being ‘Gifted’

Madison Kang, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
In an interview that I conducted with Dr. Blair Guidera, she stated that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there “has been a large increase in the number of adolescents with anxiety symptoms requiring treatment." (Photo credit: Heike Trautmann / Unsplash)

Anxious? Yeah, Me Too.

Olive Forman-Sarno, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2024
Oftentimes in the media you commonly see the word “aesthetic” associated with self care. This stems from the idea that self care needs to be aesthetically pleasing in order to be worthwhile. However, this idea is completely false and can lead to much discouragement amongst people and lack of certainess in self care practices. This photo is good proof of how the media uses techniques such as color-matching, specific placement of items, and minimalism in their photos to push this idea to consumers. (Photo Credit: Brooke Lark / Unsplash)

The Misrepresentation of ‘Self-Care’

Angeline Rivera, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2024
For over one hundred years, St. Brendan continues to serve the largely Black and Hispanic community in the Norwood Section of the Bronx. Photo Credit: Hugo L. González, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Unmatched Dedication: A Profile of St. Brendan’s Food Pantry

Isaiah Muniz, Staff Reporter
December 27, 2023
Gen Z's access to mental health services are unprecedented, but the issue of taking the first step and reaching out for support can be challenging. (Photo Credit: Finn / Unsplash)

Does Gen-Z Have More Mental Health Issues Than Older Generations?

Donna Celentano, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
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