Intel Corporation and the Society for Science & the Public today recognized 40 U.S. high school seniors as finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition.

Three hundred high school seniors will be named semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2016, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Visit http://student.societyforscience.org/intel-sts at 12:00 p.m. EST to see the list of semifinalists.

Science News, a publication of Society for Science & the Public, today announced the Top 25 most important science stories of the year. Stories were selected based on their potential to transform how people understand themselves and the world around them.