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When one question leads to another

Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end

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Pathways to research: Young scientists tackle abstract problems

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Students’ independent, theoretical investigations produce real-world results

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