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Gregor Mendel: The Father of Genetics
By Madison Williams Do you ever wonder how scientists can predict that parents will pass a disease on to their […]
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By Jenna Beam Earlier this month, I decided to embark on my first backpacking trip in Congaree National Park in […]
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By Emma Goldberg Penguins are arguably some of the coolest animals on the planet, and not just because they live […]
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By Whitney Bell The United States has 62 National Parks. Some of the most famous and most visited include Great […]
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By Zoe Terwilliger Have you ever seen a cat perform some crazy maneuvers or sit in a weird position and […]
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By Rami Major Scientific researchers spend large portions of their days asking hard questions and searching for answers, and it’s […]
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By Devina Thiono Onions are some of the most useful and tasty ingredients a chef can use. When you cut […]
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By Jenna Beam If I had to pick a theme for the coronavirus lockdown, it would be a close race […]
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By Emma Goldberg Everyone, young and old, loves Disney movies. And have you ever noticed that some of the most […]
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By Lane Scher Yesterday, as I was tending to my garden and admiring the young squash developing on the vine […]
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By Jenna Beam The microbiome is a complex network of microbes living in and on your body. This group of […]
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By Whitney Bell Keystone species are like the keystone in a stone archway. The keystone in an archway is responsible […]
Continue readingThe Name’s Dik. Dik-dik.
By Zoe Terwilliger Many of us have seen the loveable dik-dik in memes and movies like Madagascar, however they are […]
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By Emma Goldberg When you get hungry, the fridge or the pantry is only steps away. Whales, however, are not […]
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By Whitney Bell From ‘Crikey! It’s the Irwins!,’ to ‘Wild Kratts,’ to ‘Planet Earth,’ TV shows and channels like Animal […]
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By Jenna Beam If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have noticed that a lot of people are […]
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By Emma Goldberg Everyone has a favorite color: I like blue, my mom likes purple, my brother likes red and […]
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By Alan Curtis Hiking can be a fun and rewarding form of exercise but it comes with plenty of dangers […]
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