The Schmidt sting pain index By Cerina Karr, Biology, 2023 Source: Flickr Almost everybody can recall the first time they were stung by a bee. The sharp pain and soreness that follows a bee sting is enough to render any child in tears. How, though, does the sting of this tiny furry insect compare to something […]
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Heating up in the Green New Deal By Christina McConney, Biology, 2021 Source: Wikipedia We have all heard about the Green New Deal — a ten-year plan proposed to gradually move away from a reliance upon a polluting economy into one that is kinder to the Earth. Reducing carbon emissions and embracing greener infrastructure is beneficial for everyone.
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Too hot, too cold: The argument over the perfect office temperature heats up By Lillie Hoffart, Environmental Science, 2022 Source: Pixabay The A/C vent blasts frigid air down from the ceiling. You are at your desk at co-op and wish you brought a second jacket; there is no way you can concentrate in the chill. You
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Phase-Change Materials: A Sensible Thermal Solution By Julia Hines, Chemical Engineering, 2021 Source: Pixabay Thermoregulation is a process used in all facets of life — whether it is the sweat that drips off of you during a workout or the thermostat in your dorm that may (or may not) actually change the temperature in your room. Regulating temperature
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Spontaneous Human Combustion: We Didn’t Start the Fire (Or Did We?) By Kaelen Encarnacion, Biology and English, 2021 Source: Pixabay The door handle is still warm. The air smells of something acrid and burnt. The wallpaper is blackened and peeling, with trapped air half-forming bubbles underneath. Bits of ash and other nondescript debris float in the
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Doctor Pepper By Heather Welch, Environmental Science, 2020 Source: Pixabay What do hot chili peppers, wasabi, and scorpion venom all have in common? They make you go “ouch” — but why? Dr. David Julius, a professor of physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, was awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences this year for
How Heat Stroke Strikes By Dhriti Aiylam, Behavioral Neuroscience 2023 Source: FreeImages Many of us love to play outdoor sports during the summer. But we hardly think of the dangers — or if we do, we underestimate them. Symptoms like headaches and cramping are often ignored, believed to be normal consequences of being in the heat too long.
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Light levels, heavy temperatures By Anushka Biswas, Cell and Molecular Biology, 2023 Source: Flickr Close your eyes. Envision a dark and cloudy morning. You’re not quite sure what time of day it is, and no one touched the thermostat, but for some nearly inexplicable reason, you feel colder. Nearly. In September, the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale
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The Power of Spice By Amanda Bell, Biology and Computer Science, 2024 Source: FreeImages Why do spicy foods make our bodies sweat, nose run, and mouth burn? Does this mean that spicy heat is the same as physical heat? Not exactly; however, they both produce similar physiological responses. In a study comparing the effects of spice
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