Eureka! Lab
A place for discovery
- Science & Society
This fish ‘tag’ runs on fish power
Tags that researchers use to track fish can run out of power. A teen from Taiwan invented a tag that converts fish swimming into the electricity needed to keep it running.
- Planets
Teen astronomer finds a planet with two suns
Brian Wu, a teen researcher from New York City, has discovered a handful of distant planets, including a massive world that orbits two suns.
- Animals
Two teens pull DNA from birds out of the air
Animals shed DNA into their environment. Usually scientists find it in water or soil. Now, two teens have figured out how to capture this “environmental DNA” from air.
- Animals
Teen designs belt to hold down a sea turtle’s bubble butt
Sea turtles hit by boats can develop an injury called “bubble butt syndrome.” One teen invented a vest to help them dive again.
- Plants
Need a little luck? Here’s how to grow your own
A 2019 Intel ISEF finalist used a plant hormone and extra fertilizer to boost the numbers of multi-leafed clovers — including lucky four-leafed plants — she could reliably grow.
- Science & Society
Game may help rid people of biases they didn’t know they had
After experiencing gender discrimination — a type of bias — in their own life, a teen developed a game to counter the problem.
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What is trendy in today’s science fair projects?
Over the past 10 years, behavioral and social sciences have dominated submissions to the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
- Climate
These teens have some ideas for stopping climate change
If you could do one thing to stop climate change, what would it be? We asked some of the finalists at the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
- Chemistry
Big rock candy science
Instructions for making your own rock candy say to dip your stick or string in sugar before putting it in your sugar solution. Does that matter?
- Health & Medicine
Snot Science: Stopping the sneeze
In my previous study, I compared thick and thin snot. Now, I’ll find out if a tissue makes a difference in how far a sneeze spreads.
- Tech
MythBusters Jr. puts kids in charge of testing myths — for science
Six young makers and scientists become official MythBusters in this new Science Channel series.
- Science & Society
Broadcom MASTERS finalist becomes a MythBuster
Talent scouts found a new TV star at a teen science competition. Now this Broadcom MASTERS finalist is doing research as part of the new MythBusters Jr. team.
