Photo courtesy of Ellie Gabriel Our archaeological record of evolution is dotted with a few key events, such as life’s emergence from water to land and the emergence of functional wings on birds. However, one of the most fundamental evolutionary
When you are sick, do you ever lose your appetite? Your favorite meal suddenly seems less exciting, and you can’t taste the difference between cookies and cardboard. It turns out, there may be an evolutionary reason for this. Researchers at
When threatened, bacterial cells come together to build a city. This city contains many multi-storied apartments. It has intersecting channels and canals that allow for materials to flow in and out. Yet, they are only made when bacteria, which are
Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren’t there; mistrusting others for no reason; or thinking that you’re someone other than yourself: these can be some of the debilitating symptoms of psychosis. In certain cases, schizophrenic patients can become psychotic, but
Every year, high school seniors face the daunting task of deciding what to do after they graduate. Those who chose to further their education must decide where to go to college. After that, more questions arise. What will you major
There’s an old saying that “a common man marvels at uncommon things, while a wise man marvels at the commonplace.” For both the common and the wise man, nothing is more commonplace nor more worthy of marvel than one’s own
The fundamental building block of life is the cell, but that doesn’t mean that cells themselves are static members of a bigger being. Rather, cells are like tiny little factories that perform specific tasks and manufacture different products: fat cells
Though the earth’s remaining stores of nonrenewable energy sources like fossil fuels are becoming less abundant, the deleterious effects of these energy sources are not similarly diminishing. As a result, the search for renewable energy sources has burgeoned over the
If you have ever been bitten by a mosquito, you might already know that the red bump on your skin is your body’s immune response to the injected mosquito saliva. It turns out that when mosquitoes land on you, they
Understanding Cloud Behavior through Computational Modeling On some days during the coldest months of winter, we are greeted by fluffy snow falling from the sky when we venture outside. On other days, it’s rain or an unpleasant combination of freezing
