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Dominykas Zukas

18YO Awarded $10K For Solving Why Local Hawaii Turtles Suffer From Cancer So Frequently

In this day and age, our world is running at a faster pace than ever before. It is in that rush that we often forget just how much we affect the rest of our planet, and it is during times like the recent COVID pandemic, when everything slows down, that our eyes become a little bit more open to things around us.

A great example of this is one Hawaiian student who, while free-diving during the near-worldwide lockdown, noticed a worrying pattern connecting all the sea turtles he encountered, which raised his curiosity. This started a two-and-a-half-year project that led this guy not only to a monetary prize and scientific community recognition but also to doing a major favor to the sea turtles and the environment. Scroll down to read the full story!

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