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Written by Vimal Velu Edited by Firdavs Mirzoev I originally launched model rockets for fun. I enjoyed building them, launching them, and watching them soar off into the sky, but I never really considered the amount of data contained in those few seconds of flight. Eventually, I became more interested in what was actually happening to the rocket while it was in the air. This led me to start experimenting with ways to obtain such data. Additionally, I spoke to Varun Nagaraj,

Written by Ivan Morozov Edited by Jasmin Mirzoeva By the early 1900s, industrial technology had transformed warfare. Rifles were accurate, quick to reload, and deadlier than ever. Breech-loading artillery with modern recoil mechanisms could fire fast and far. Railways moved men and weapons with more efficiency, and heavy steel warships dominated the oceans. Chemical weapons existed only in theory, and nothing deadlier than smoke had been used in battle. By 1914, trench warfa

Written by Seljan Babasoy Edited by Lorenzo Rave In the field of academic psychology, behavioral science is presented in the form of clear theories, experiments conducted in laboratories, and fixed diagnostic approaches. However, one month spent at the Baku Psychology Centre this summer gave me a clearer understanding of how things work in practice. Participating in clinical research, special seminars, and community programs has shown me that contemporary psychiatry always se

Written By Jiana Joshi Edited By LorenzoRave Student stress is frequently dismissed as a temporary phase of teenage development. However, empirical research suggests that stress among students is heavily influenced by biological and physiological factors. This made me question whether academic pressure is just a cognitive struggle or carries a biological toll. Moreover, how does socioeconomic privilege affect a student’s capacity to cope with this stress? These questions drov

Written by Vimal Velu Edited by Isabella Castro When I first applied for my internship at CIMMYT (Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo, Spanish for International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) , I thought it would be a boring experience just staring at plants. I was wrong. I applied to work in an area focused on using drones for agriculture where I worked with a team of researchers including Dr. Kai Sunder. I had already worked with drones and airplanes

Written by Gianni De Sousa Edited by Isabella Castro At the start of this year, I was asked to join a Science Olympiad for International Schools in Mexico by a friend, Bella (Isabella Castro) who invited me to a team of four students. While the others studied and excelled across chemistry, biology, and physics, the only background I had was centred on physics. Despite being quite uncertain about how I would contribute to a competition around subjects I had not studied, I acc