Tag Archives: JPL

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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Watching our seas rise

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Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level

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