38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grassland bird species are among the most vulnerable organisms in North America due to the reduction of available grassland habitat. Freshkills Park in Staten Island, NY, is an urban reclaim…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Planaria dorotocephala are flatworms that live in freshwater. Planarian have the ability to regenerate when injured or cut in half. Using FeHEDTA, a commercial herbicide, we tested if herbic…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has gained importance in the last decade; large quantities of this toxic gas are stored in the atmosphere, altering the daily life of people and contributing to global w…
CSEF · 2023
Earth & Environmental Sciences Second Award
The objective of this study is to predict the longevity of the sewer pipes and determine the optimal type of pipe in the case of replacement. The scope of the conditions was within the LA re…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cyanobacteria are one of the most primitive organisms to exist on Earth, catalyzing the shift in Earth’s atmosphere from carbon dioxide rich to oxygen rich. Cyanobacteria are able to perform…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fertilizer runoff is a biohazard that impacts many freshwater ecosystems and has become increasingly detrimental in recent years. Lakes have experienced high rates of eutrophication resultin…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
Sedimentary rock layers found in eastern Pennsylvania, including Berks County, are known to have uranium deposits. Radon-222 is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is a daughter eleme…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Floods kills 6,000 people annually and is especially dangerous for the region of Southeast Asia, where 1.24 billion people are at risk of flooding. Flood mapping often uses ground measures,…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Yield forecasting is critical for ensuring food security, especially given the rise of extreme weather events. However, the USDA NASS only provides state-level forecasts by conducting costly…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Aleš Janderka Gymnasium Masaryk Square 8, Šumperk, Czech Republic The thesis focuses on Cretaceous macrofossil, microfossil, and ichnofossil specimens from the Štíty Graben. The research cov…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
As the energy demand is increasing every day, the environmental pollution has been a main concern. To reduce environmental pollution while satisfying the energy demand, we can start using re…
CSEF · 2023
Earth & Environmental Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Farms that use fertilizer on their crops cause runoff into nearby lakes and rivers, tremendously increasing the growth of algae. In turn, this causes eutrophication and dead zones, which neg…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The rapid intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones (TCs) is one of the greatest challenges for forecasters. Improving the skill for RI forecasts has been a top priority of the National Hurr…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Annually, skin cancers make up a high proportion of preventable deaths. By applying sunscreen, the risks of developing skin cancers decrease considerably. However, sunscreens significantly c…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A newly invasive tick species, native to East Asia, has recently established itself in 17 U.S. states: Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian Longhorned tick. This invasion is of great concern…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Starting with reports of illness after swimming in the lake in 2022, the Fallon County Commission decided to test the lake for toxic algae. The lake tests came back positive for a toxic alga…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Current research shows Northern Guam to be composed of porous limestone bedrock which allow groundwater to flow out. One large discharge point has already been identified last year in north-…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Amorphous materials have been shown to constitute a significant fraction of Martian soils and rocks, according to previous lander-based X-Ray Diffraction and orbital Infrared (IR) measuremen…
CSEF · 2023
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Senior Division)
Today, there are 1,250 landfills in America, with 300 of those landfills in California. Out of the 300, only 56 are operating. Although only 56 of 300 landfills are operating, methane produc…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Although mangroves occupy less than 1% of the global coastal area, they are one of the strongest natural ecosystems to fight climate change as they sequester up to 22.8 tons of carbon annual…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Conventional agricultural practices have caused the world’s soils to release 133 billion tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere and are one of the major contributors to global greenhouse gas emi…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world, causing decreased sea ice and permafrost, changing ecosystems, and threatening the livelihoods of indigenous people. In t…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Previous research suggests that abiotic factors facilitate the degradation of artificial polymers, such as polyethylene, into microplastics. However, current research has not yet explored ho…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Cyanobacteria blooms in rivers have grown in intensity due to climate change and water pollution. During these blooms, microcystis, a type of cyanobacteria, releases toxins called microcysti…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In recent years the Indian River Lagoon has suffered from increasingly high accumulation of muck, which settles along the bottom of the estuary. The addition of artificial inlets has been pr…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
With the impacts of climate change intensifying, sea level is expected to rise 0.25–0.30 meters by 2050. With a one-degree Celsius rise in temperature, precipitation globally is expected to…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Submarine canyons are geomorphic features that incise into continental margins. They are characterized by complex hydrodynamic processes, heterogeneous spatial variations, and steep topograp…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Harmful algae blooms plague aquatic ecosystems around the world. They impact water quality and ecosystem diversity, cause dead zones, cost the fishing and tourism industries millions of doll…
CSEF · 2023
Earth & Environmental Sciences Honorable_mention Award
The bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus can potentially be toxic and cause vibriosis infection in humans. Past work in Asia has shown that the prevalence of vibriosis related to shellfish consu…
CSEF · 2023
Earth & Environmental Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Recently, the impacts of climate change have been increasingly visible and severe. One of the most significant consequences is fluctuations in rainfall. On the other hand, the US has recentl…