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Astronomical talent 15 years old
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Astronomical talent 15 years old

With a report published in Nature, a 15-year-old student helped change the way scientists know about the formation of galaxies.

December 15, 2018
16-year-old student conquered the century problem
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16-year-old student conquered the century problem

More than 300 years ago, the Newtonian asked the question: How can humans accurately calculate the trajectory of an object moving through the air? Objects moving in the…

December 15, 2018
Asian-born female student won
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Asian-born female student won

Kirtana Vallabhaneni - a 17-year-old Indian student of West Kirby Grammar School - has just been awarded the

December 15, 2018
Math talent has never been to school
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Math talent has never been to school

Once included in the Guinness Book of World Records for his superhuman mental ability, but a mathematical prodigy in India only works on her own.

December 15, 2018
Becoming a teacher when he was 8 years old
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Becoming a teacher when he was 8 years old

Aman Rehman, the son of a illiterate mechanic, is hoping to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's youngest university lecturer.

December 15, 2018
Impact of climate change on biodiversity
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Impact of climate change on biodiversity

When three college students began their journey to catch caterpillars in 1965 on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, they did not know that they had built the foundation for the s…

December 15, 2018
Put science into your life
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Put science into your life

A few years ago, I received a letter from an American soldier in Iraq. The letter said that serving on the battlefield had made him physically exhausted and depressed. B…

December 15, 2018
Sophus Lie: Unfortunate genius
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Sophus Lie: Unfortunate genius

Like the elder Niel Abel, Sophus Lie (1842-1899) emerged as a phenomenon in Nordic countries in the context that the region's science was almost unknown in the internati…

December 15, 2018
The ambition of 'space cowboy'
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The ambition of 'space cowboy'

Living in austerity with no more than 1 USD / day as a student, but by 31 years old Elon Musk was an Internet billionaire. Now, he is at the forefront of the race to spa…

December 15, 2018