Art Courtesy of Madeleine Popofsky. In today’s sustainability-driven world, resource recovery—the extraction of valuable materials from waste—has become increasingly important. Certain metals, including cobalt, nickel,
Image 1: Art by Madeleine Popofsky. When we think about immunizations, we typically imagine shots administered to the upper arm or the thigh. But in
Art by Nina (Yurou) Liu At several points in Earth’s history, our home world looked nothing like the blue planet we know today—instead, it was
Art by Luna Aguilar The moment a paper cut penetrates the skin, a cascade of biological events aimed at healing the wound is set into
Image 1: From left to right: Professor Seth Herzon, Brandon Alexander, Vaani Gupta, and Noah Bartfield. Photo by Emily Poag. Modern chemistry has advanced our
Image 1: Art by Alondra Moreno Santana The act of walking is so routine that many of us take it for granted, yet it requires
Art Courtesy of Luna Aguilar. When sperm lose their ability to swim, the chances of conception take a dip as well. Around eighty percent of
Art Courtesy of Kara Tao. Oil production is estimated to be responsible for around fifteen percent of total global energy-related emissions. From extraction to refining
Art Courtesy of CC Chong. Our bodies are constantly under siege by dangerous pathogens. Thankfully, our biological systems have developed immune defenses to fight off
Art Courtesy of Luna Aguilar. Ribonucleic acids (RNA) are among the most important molecules in the human body. Early in the evolution of life, RNA
Art Courtesy of CC Chong. A little beyond Earth, an unassuming lump of rock quietly orbits around the Sun. This is the asteroid (162173) Ryugu,
Art Courtesy of Annli Zhu. It is easy to take for granted the vast scope of scientific understanding that humans have acquired over hundreds of