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Haiti's Earthquake Through '16-Year-Old Eyes'

01.26.2010 - Two teenage bloggers provided eloquent first-person views of the earthquake and the emotional and physical devastation that it has caused.

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Galaxy cluster. Credit: Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Einstein Validated on Cosmic Scale

by Robert Sanders
UC Berkeley News, 03.10.2010

An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies demonstrates that the universe plays by the rules set out 95 years ago by Albert Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity.
 
Credit: Templeton Foundation

Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?

Templeton Foundation, 02.24.2010

Watch three experts explore this question in a panel discussion held at Yale.
 
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Sleepyhead, Want Better Grades?

Futurity.org, 02.24.2010

New research shows that educating students about the importance of sleep and offering feedback on sleep patterns can persuade them to catch some much-needed zzz’s.
 
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Beyond High School Biology: Lessons in Genomic Imprinting

by Grace Huckins, Cogito Member
Cogito, 02.17.2010

Cogito Member Grace Huckins shares what she learned about genomic imprinting, the mechanism behind two rare genetic disorders.
 
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The Tell-Tale Tooth: Young Archaeologists Investigate the Caveman

by Amy Dusto
Cogito, 02.17.2010

When Israt Ahmed, Stephanie Chen and Cathy Zhou entered the 2009 Siemens Competition, they had no idea they would come in third place. Find out how they did it and the amazing discoveries they made ab...
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Featured Young Scientist

Intel STS 2009. Credit: Intel 2010 Intel Science Talent Search Finalists
The 40 finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search hail from 18 states. New York has the most from any state, with 11 (!), followed by California with 8 and Texas with 3.
 

On My Mind

Revanth Kosaraju The True Value of Community Service
Revanth Kosaraju had done community service before, and was always glad to check it off the list. Then he spent two weeks volunteering at a hospital in India.