Sipping Up a One-Hundred-Year-Old Mystery
Sipping Up a One-Hundred-Year-Old Mystery
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A Staring Spell
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Why Doesn’t Immunotherapy Work For Everyone?
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Hell Planet
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Plaque Attack
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Features

Conan the Bacterium

Art by Breanna Brownson. Conan the Bacterium may be Earth’s most promising astronaut. Named the world’s “toughest organism,” Deinococcus radiodurans—nicknamed Conan—could survive for a whopping

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The Golden Standard

Art by Noora Said. Whether you’re cooking a meal or mixing a drink, chances are that you taste your creation to figure out if it’s

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Gamer Neurons

Art by Malia Kuo. Our brains are a collection of billions of neurons, firing in synchrony to make up the complex organ that is our

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The Strength of Weak Ties

Art by Kara Tao. In 1973, American sociologist Mark Granovetter published a paper that fundamentally changed the field of sociology. The paper, titled “The Strength

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News

The Soot Factor

Image Courtesy of Flickr. Next time you’re cruising at forty thousand feet in the air, think about how amazing it is that a few hundred

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It’s Not All Bad

Image Courtesy of iStock. There is a common misconception that all bacteria are bad bacteria. Perhaps this narrative is bolstered by the branding of disinfectants

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The Hidden Pandemic

Image Courtesy of Pixabay. The pandemic drastically altered the daily tasks of many adults who, in addition to their everyday professions, took on new responsibilities

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Online

Turtle Transformers 

Image Courtesy of Joko Diaz. Pictured above is a baby leatherback turtle, a deep-diving reptile that lives in the ocean for years but migrates to

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Icy Interference

Image Courtesy of Flickr. Scientists have been searching for liquid water on Mars for decades. It’s one of the most vital materials for future human

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Genetic Influences on PTSD

Image Courtesy of Flickr. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic or terrifying event. Currently, there are

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Special Sections

Q&A: Does Parkinson’s Smell?

Image courtesy of Newscop. Currently, no specific diagnostic tests exist for Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder. Instead, patients get diagnosed once they start displaying

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