Fire in the Body! By Brian Cho, Bioengineering 2023 Source: Pixabay When a person becomes ill, strange things start to happen. They feel hot, yet cold. Their surroundings start to feel different and moving a muscle seems to take too much energy. But the question should be why this happens? Does the disease plaguing the person […]
Can You Take the Heat? The Science Behind the Scoville Scale By Alisha Karuvannur-Sandhu, Behavioral Neuroscience & Philosophy, 2023 Source: Pixabay The title of “World’s Hottest Pepper” has switched around for years, ever since the so-called “arms race” to grow the spiciest pepper began in the nineties. First it was the Bhut jolokia, or “ghost pepper,” then
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The History of Fire By Emilie Schwenzener, Biology and English 2025 Source: Pixabay The crackling and peeling bark of civilization welcomes the heat that comes with change. The history of fire, a story of ever changing definitions for what fire is, is the shape of expression. Fire becomes a symbol of the self, a belief in
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How SpaceX can make fully reusable rockets By Drew Bodmer, Physics and Computer Science, 2022 Source: Pixabay On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up on reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board in a chilling reminder of the dangers of space travel. It was discovered that a piece of
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Is nuclear energy the solution to the climate crisis? By Maya Krause, Environmental Science, 2022 Source: Pixabay In 2016, a Gallup poll found that a majority of Americans say they oppose nuclear energy. And who can blame them? Movies and TV shows such as the miniseries Chernobyl portray nuclear power plants as dangerous machines, where if
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The best way to lose weight? Use fat cells and cold temperatures! By Theresa Chung, Health Science, 2023 Source: Pixabay Fat gets a pretty bad rep. It’s typically assumed that fat is bad because it makes you gain weight, so people should do their best to have less of it. But it turns out that
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As Temperatures Rise, So Do Female Sea Turtles By Maya Homan, Journalism, 2023 Source: Shutterstock American news sources dubbed 2018 the “Year of the Woman.” In 2019, certain members of the animal kingdom are following suit, albeit in an unexpected way: on beaches across the globe where sea turtles lay their eggs, the hatchlings are skewing
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Hot Bodies: The Future of Wearable Technology By Jason M. Denoncourt, Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, 2023 Source: Pixabay Wearable technology has emerged as the newest hot trend. Whether it be the newest Apple Watch, Google Glasses, or virtual reality headset, one common annoyance remains: batteries. Despite technological innovations over the past few decades, there is
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Climate action without representation: Considering the unseen microbial majority By Claire Williams, Biochemistry, 2020 Source: Shutterstock In the current span of geologic time, dubbed the Anthropocene Epoch, human activity has been the dominating influence on global change. Climate science has been in the mainstream for many years as researchers have teased apart the interactions between
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