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Deep mysteries about deep carbon

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:26:28 -0700

This post was written by Adam Hadhazy, an intern at SciAm.com.You hear a lot about carbon these days, what with concerns about oil use contributing

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:32:19 -0700

One of the projects here at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair that caught the attention of the staff back in the office was “the

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:10:27 -0700

Choosing which projects to highlight from the 75 physics exhibits here at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair was tough, but we

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:59 -0700

Here’s a puzzle worthy of an IQ test: Why have scores on IQ tests risen by about 30 points since these assessments became widespread? People have

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:40:23 -0700

Ashley Grace Larson, a freshman at Seneca High School in Missouri, knows who the next U.S. president will be: Her mother. Or at least that’s what

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:26:20 -0700

Chemical maker E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (more commonly known as DuPont) and Danish biotech firm Danisco, A/S, are pumping resources into

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:58:36 -0700

Every entrant in the FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition labors under the strict tyranny of the clock. The robots, which are allowed just three

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:44:00 -0700

The cosmetics and nutraceutical industries seem obsessed these days with finding uses for natural products, but they’ve got nothing on the exhibitors

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:30 -0700

You've tried terrible diets. You've tried statin drugs like Lipitor. Now Albuquerque, N.M., twins Heba Naser Aggad and Haya Aggad have a new idea for

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:33:20 -0700

How better to kick off liveblogging from Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Atlanta, Georgia than with a post on using