What if there was a way to track the entire record of Earth’s climate, from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the present day? Deep within the immense masses of ice comprising Earth’s most remote glaciers lie clues into the past and future of climate change. Similar to looking at the individual rings of […]
A Record of Earth: Uncovering the Importance of Ice Cores Read More »
From the deepest ocean trenches to the tap water in our kitchen, nanoplastics have pervaded virtually every last crevice of Earth. The minuscule particles, resulting from the degradation of plastic objects, are less than 100 nanometers (nm) and can be ingested, inhaled, or incorporated by dermal contact. It is estimated that just by eating, drinking,
Dangerously ubiquitous: The negative effect of nanoplastics on human health Read More »
Imagine a hypothetical contest comparing the intelligence of all organisms with a brain. It can be reasonably guessed that the winner would be the human brain. Yet, what makes our brains superior to other organisms if it’s not the largest or even the most complex? To answer this question, researchers face the daunting task of
From caveman to modern man: The development of the human brain Read More »