
The Vesicle Express
Art by Aastha Paudel and Elliot Lichtm The stomach is both a gatekeeper and a destroyer, designed to reduce everything we consume into its most
Art by Aastha Paudel and Elliot Lichtm The stomach is both a gatekeeper and a destroyer, designed to reduce everything we consume into its most
Art by Alondra Moreno Santana People gather en masse for many reasons—sports games, musical festivals, religious services, and protests comprise just a few examples. But
SYNAPSE ESSAY CONTEST WINNING ESSAY: This article was written by Victor Gonzalez of Clear Creek High School, Texas, the winner of an annual national high
Art by Alondra Moreno Santana Think of your immune system as a personal bodyguard—one that not only defends you in the moment but also keeps
Art by Dahlia Kordit Depictions of animals in film are often fictitiously personified. Popular movie Ratatouille exemplifies this genre with the cooking rat Remy’s compulsion
A new article published in Science offers an unprecedented glimpse into how multiple sclerosis (MS) develops and spreads in the brain. Using a combination of
Loggerhead sea turtles are one of many migratory animals that rely on magnetoreception, or the ability to sense Earth’s magnetic fields. Sea turtles sense both
Narwhals have fascinated humans for centuries: they inspired unicorn legends and to this day they’re known as the “unicorns of the sea.” Their tusks, enlarged
It’s a universal experience: going on grocery store trips, excited about a fresh box of berries or refreshingly crisp lettuce leaves, only to go home
The power that friendships have over emotions, values, and actions can transform relationships into effective marketing tools. Networks of friends can efficiently disseminate information and
Sound often connects people to one another and to the world; for an estimated 1.57 billion people with hearing loss, that connection is thrown into
Bacteria are capable of remarkable collective behaviors similar to those seen in fungi networks or bird flocks. One example is collective migration, where bacterial cells