Last year about 50,000 Boy Scouts in the United States earned the highest rank of Eagle. That may seem like a lot, but it represents only about 4 percent of the boys in Scouting. The requirements for achieving Eagle Scout rank can be daunting. They include earning 21 merit badges and performing a sizable service project for the community, among other tasks. Still, most younger Scouts are intent on

Should you destroy a life to save a life? That question is facing many scientists in the lab today. Youths are also talking about this issue. At School 91, 5111 Evanston Ave., middle-school students presented reports on the pros and cons of embryonic stem cell research. Embryonic stem cells are highly prized by researchers because they have the potential to develop into cells for almost any organ