Category: Science Articles

Commercial DNA Testing Kits: Worth the Price?

May 12, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Rami Major Commercial DNA testing kits are becoming increasingly more popular. Although they can be fun windows into our […]

Let’s Get This Bread

May 7, 2020January 30, 2021 admin

By Jenna Beam If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have noticed that a lot of people are […]

Bacteria in your gut are eating your leftovers, and that’s a good thing

May 5, 2020July 23, 2023 admin

By Jeffrey Letourneau Versión en Español What did you eat for dinner last night? It might feel like a long […]

Pink Manta Ray on Parade

April 30, 2020May 25, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg Everyone has a favorite color: I like blue, my mom likes purple, my brother likes red and […]

Poison Ivy

April 28, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alan Curtis Hiking can be a fun and rewarding form of exercise but it comes with plenty of dangers […]

Sunscreen: Armor for the Skin

April 23, 2020January 30, 2021 admin

By Yogitha Chareddy Spring is in full bloom and the warming weather is encouraging North Carolinians to leave their cozy […]

In Spring, Timing is Everything

April 16, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Lane Scher If you’ve been spending time outside lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot more green over the last […]

A Portrait of a Protein

April 14, 2020February 13, 2021 admin

By Anna Wheless “What was the most important scientific discovery ever made?” The answers to this question range from the […]

Sleep Paralysis

April 13, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Rachel Cherney Have you ever woken up to see a shadow in your room, perhaps whispering your name? You […]

Have you ever wanted to play fetch with a wolf?

April 7, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg There are nearly 90 million dogs in the US and each has a unique personality. There is, […]

Tis the season for…Pollen

April 7, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alan Curtis Ah, Spring- a season of renewal, growth and beautiful colors! Flowering plants and trees use pollen to […]

Meet Edward Jenner

April 2, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Jenna Beam Meet Edward Jenner, a physician from way back in the early 1800’s. Why do we care about […]

The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

March 31, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Eva Vitucci The horseshoe crab, an animal that’s actually more closely related to sea spiders than sea crabs, has […]

Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands

March 19, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Devina Thiono With Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still going strong, we’re hearing the phrase “wash your hands” more frequently. […]

The Magical Minds of Sunflowers

March 12, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Lane Scher Sunflowers are one of my favorite plants. I like them not just because they grow tall and […]

Long Live the Worms

March 6, 2020March 2, 2021 admin

By Rachel Cherney Immortality is a trait only possible in science fiction and fantasy. However, with scientific and medical advancements, […]

What the heck is the spleen?

February 21, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Jenna Beam Let’s level with each other – everyone has a spleen, everyone knows that everyone has a spleen, […]

Jumping Coronavirus

February 13, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Devina Thiono Earlier this year, there was a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. It was later found that the […]

Betelgeuse: The Road to SuperSTARdom

February 6, 2020February 14, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg Although the night sky appears peaceful and calm, the stars we see at night are constantly expanding, […]

The Once and Future Chestnut Tree

January 16, 2020January 30, 2021 admin

By Lane Scher The American chestnut tree used to be the most common tree throughout the entire eastern United States, […]