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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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Teens seek invention protection

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Increasingly, young researchers seek patents to defend their innovations against theft

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Pathways to research: Problem-solving

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Young researchers can become local heroes for taking on projects that help their friends and neighbors

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Young scientists’ ‘outside’ lives

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Science fair finalists include firefighters, musicians and even magicians

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Competing with math

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Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics

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