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Hangout with NG Explorer and aviation pioneer Barrington Irving this Tuesday, April 9th, 12:00PM ET (1600 GMT).
Hangout with NG Explorer Hayat Sindi, a pioneer in technological innovation in the Middle East and one of the first women in history to be appointed to Saudi Arabia’s prestigious Shura Council, this Wednesday, April 10, 10:00AM ET (1500 GMT).
Google Science Fair 2013 Launches Today
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on January 30, 2013 T.H. Culhane takes us inside the world’s biggest online science fair, and shares what it means to him to serve as a judge for it.
At Google’s Science Contest, Another Faire for Makers
Posted by Youth Radio Investigates on July 26, 2012 
After months of hard work, 17-year-old Yassine Bouanane made a solar panel that senses the sun’s location in the sky and follows it throughout the day to produce over 35 percent more energy than standard solar panels. He also made it into the finals of the 2012 Google Science Fair, which had its award ceremony earlier this week.
Winners of the 2012 Google Science Fair
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on July 24, 2012 
The winners of the annual Google Science Fair have been announced, and National Geographic was there to help judge and provide awards for these brilliant young innovators.
This Wednesday, after months of innovative research and intense anticipation, the 15 global finalist projects for the 2012 Google Science Fair will be announced, and NG Emerging Explorer Albert Lin will be doing the honors. You can watch it happen live during a Google+ Hangout at 9:00am EDT (2:00pm UT). Just follow the Google Science…
The annual Google Science Fair opens today, calling anyone and everyone 13 to 18 years old to push the edges of our knowledge and help pave the way to the future, and National Geographic Explorers Albert Lin, Sylvia Earle, and T.H. Culhane are among the judges.
Google Science Fair Winners Announced
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on July 12, 2011 
Last night at Google headquarters, some of the world’s smartest people gathered and most of them aren’t even old enough to drive.
Google Science Fair Finalists Named
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on May 23, 2011 
Over the past two weeks, the judges of the 2011 Google Science Fair have been whittling down the list of 60 semifinalists to just 15 who will advance to compete for the ultimate prizes. All of the students’ entries “asked interesting questions, many focused on real-world problems and some produced groundbreaking science that challenged current…
Google Unveils Global Science Fair With National Geographic
Posted by Ford Cochran on January 11, 2011 National Geographic has joined Google, CERN, the LEGO Group, and Scientific American to launch a global online science competition for students ages 13 to 18: The Google Science Fair. By Ford Cochran The next generation’s Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies got a chance to jumpstart their careers this morning with the debut of the Google…
