By Taylor Tibbs When you think of a mouse and a blue whale, the first difference you probably think of […]
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Color, too, is in the Eye of the Beholder
by Anastacia Wienecke There is much more to color than meets the eye. Quantitative measurements like weight, volume, temperature, and […]
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Morphology
(noun. /mor-FAW-luh-jee/) by Zoe Terwilliger What does it mean? Morphology is the study of physical forms and features of organisms. […]
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Seeing Clearly
by Whitney Bell Recently, I had to stop wearing my contact lenses for a week when North Carolina’s tree pollen […]
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The Rainforests of the Sea
by Nicole Gadda Sea turtles, jellyfish, anemones, parrotfish, seahorses, sea sponges, starfish, Nemo, and Dory – coral reefs aren’t nicknamed […]
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Randomized Control Trial
by Alec Chavez What does it mean? A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is an experimental design in which the scientists […]
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Why Paper Cuts Don’t Kill Us
By Madison Williams Oh no! You’re studying for your biology test tomorrow, and you get a papercut. You grab a […]
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Flying the Red Eye
By Alec Chavez “Flying the red eye” is a commonly used expression to describe the tired appearance of one’s eyes […]
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Major Histocompatibility Complex
(noun. /MAY-jer /HIS-toe-com-PAT-uh-BIL-ih-tee /COM-plex) by Taylor Tibbs What does it mean? The Major Histocompatibility Complex, commonly referred to as just […]
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The Chemistry of Tie-Dye
by Katie Acken The Chemistry of Tie-Dye If you’ve tie-dyed before, then you’ve actually set up a chemical reaction! This […]
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The Lab Notebook
By Regina Fernandez Fun rating: 2/5 Difficulty rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? The purpose of a laboratory notebook […]
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The History of Hoodoos Through Science and Storytelling
By Rami Major Sprawling across tens of thousands of acres in southern Utah, tall rock spires poke like pointy fingers […]
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Denature
(verb. /dee-NAY-chur/) By Mariah Jones What does it mean? To “denature” something means to change it fundamentally. In science, this […]
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Mass Spectrometry
By Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass spectroscopy is a technique used […]
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The Human Pancreas
By Madison Williams What is the pancreas? The human pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen, behind the stomach, […]
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Enhancer
By Riya Gohil (noun. /in-HAN-ser/) What does it mean? An enhancer is a segment of DNA that increases the transcription […]
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Apoptosis
By Mohamed Mahmoud Have you ever imagined that cells can die by suicide or thought of how and why they […]
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Sternocleidomastoid
by Alec Chavez (noun. /stir-no-clee-doe-MASS-toyd/) What does it mean? The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is a long neck muscle that connects your […]
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No Oxygen? No Problem: How to Work in an Anaerobic Chamber
By Nicole Gadda Anaerobic? What does that mean? The word anaerobic means “living, acting, or existing in the absence of […]
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Florence: La Dama de la Lámpara
Escrito y Traducido por Regina F. Fernandez Version in English Quién es Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale nació en 1820 en […]
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