by Natalie Thomas Doctors, researchers, and many others in the biomedical field work hard every day to learn as much […]
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Are waxworms the solution to the plastic problem?
by Claire Greene Whitfield It is no secret that we have a plastic pollution problem here on Earth. Recent reports […]
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The path to immortality: lessons learned from the Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish
by Siyao Wang In the waters of temperate and tropical seas, there floats an inconspicuous creature. A tiny bell-shaped transparent […]
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Slithered Into Trouble: Burmese Pythons in the Everglades
by Margaret Dedloff The Everglades National Park is an area of land larger than 2,000 square acres in South Florida. […]
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Ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome
by Margaret Dedloff Ticks are arachnids (like spiders!) that need to feed on blood from humans and other animals to […]
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RABIES: What makes a dog go rabid?
by Jenna Grabowski Whether you grew up with a pet or were told as a kid to stay away from […]
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Why Do Mosquitoes Find You Tasty?
by Macy Osborne-Frazier As summer approaches, many different types of bugs will begin hatching from their eggs and exiting hibernation, […]
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Why All Chicken Nuggets Are Actually Dino Nuggets
By Sophie Mendell With modern day technology, scientists have successfully captured and shared what a dinosaur roar sounds like. Surprised […]
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Chimerism: How Multiple Organisms can Live in the Same Body
By Macy Osborne-Frazier If you watched the recent Percy Jackson and the Olympians show, you might remember a scene where […]
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Why are we allergic to cats?
by Chelsea Smith You walk into a friend’s house, sit down, and start to feel a slight itch in your […]
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Vultures: You Are What You Eat…Or Are You?
by Quinn Eberhard Of the great variety of animals on Earth, few are considered more repulsive than the vulture. Often […]
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Could a mouse-like primate hold the key to human space travel?
by Elissa Foss It’s cold outside and you can’t find anything to eat, so you might as well just sleep […]
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Vector
(noun. /vec-TOR/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? An organism, usually a bug, that can transmit disease to an […]
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Axolotls: The Power of Regeneration
By Nicole Gadda Regeneration–which is the process of recreating lost or damaged tissues after physical injury–isn’t simply a superpower of […]
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Are Mules Alive? What NASA has to say may surprise you…
By Sophie Mendell Billions of years ago, there was no life on Earth. Today, Earth is abundant with life. The […]
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Mosquitoes: Itchy Annoyance or Sneaky Killers?
by Margaret Dedloff When you think about the world’s deadliest animals, you might think about the Nile crocodile, responsible for […]
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The Tabby Cat
by Anna Goddard Contrary to popular belief, “tabby” is actually not a breed of cat, but rather a coat pattern. […]
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Egg-cellent Colors
By Siena Mantooth When I was a child, my mom purchased eggs for us to dye around the Easter holiday. […]
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Built for Speed: Earth’s Fastest Mammal
By Nathaniel Vorhees The fastest mammal on the planet can reach up to 70 mph and accelerate from 0-60mph in […]
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Bull Sharks Par-tee on a Golf Course
by Margaret Dedloff There are over 500 species of sharks, but only one is known to be able to live […]
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