Vishnu Kannan had just begun learning math as an early elementary school student in Howard County when his older brother came to him with a math problem. If he could solve it, he’d earn a dozen ...

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In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging ...

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Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors ...

Students presented projects at the 70th Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair last week. Here, we highlight a few.

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AI-enhanced optical spectroscopy revolutionizes food quality monitoring with rapid, non-destructive analysis, ensuring safety and reducing waste in production.