Science is more than theory and lecture. Science is fun. Science is hands-on. Science is about tinkering, about rolling up sleeves, about solving problems with...

Brilliance soared into the spotlight Friday night at NIU-Rockford along with an important plea to the teenage wunderkinds in competition there: Rockford needs them to...

Sometimes the cool-as-cucumbers teens press their buzzers and answer before host Nick Toma can complete the question. And, darn it all, their haste usually doesn’t...