Lullabies: The unexpected predeterminer
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Chemistry
The Evolution Of CRISPR
CRISPR-Cas, without a doubt, is a buzzword in the modern scientific community. It holds immense potential, above all else, to implement change within medicine and by extension people, policy, and the world. However current the potential of CRISPR-Cas may seem, the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas system dates back almost 40 years. The focus now applied
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Perseverance rover perseveres: Explaining Mars’ atmosphere
NASA, as part of its everlasting odyssey to acquire knowledge about Earth’s famous neighbor, has launched yet another rover to embark on a treacherous expedition to the red, rocky terrains of Mars. The spacecraft was granted the name Perseverance, a title fitting for the government agency’s undertaking. This mission would be no straightforward task. Prior
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A fluorescent cry for help: How corals use “sunscreen” to stay cool
Glow sticks are part of a happy childhood memory for many. Beneath your fingertips, you snap the plastic stick in half, revealing a beautiful vibrant color show in the dark. While glowing colors may remind us of nostalgic times, fluorescing corals are a sign of a last-ditch effort to survive bleaching in the battle against
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Ice cream: The sweet treat that never fails to delight
Thirty-one pints of ice cream are consumed by the average American each year, making up the 1.3 billion gallons of ice cream U.S. manufacturers churned out in 2021, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. The global ice cream market shows no signs of slowing down with a nearly 50% estimated growth in worth from
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Seeing through trees: Transparent wood as a next-generation glass
Glass is an integral part of modern buildings, appreciated for its uniquely transparent nature that provides a literal window to the outside world. Made mostly of sand, sodium carbonate, and limestone, glass resists intense weather patterns and precipitation and is recyclable and relatively inexpensive to produce. However, glass has several weaknesses — it is thermally
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From rock to water: Studying the origins of water on Earth
Imagine water seeping up from the solid ground beneath our feet. Then imagine water falling from the sky — not as rain, but as a giant rock crashing into Earth. Both seem like ridiculous scenarios, but they closely relate to real theories about what may have happened billions of years ago. The origins of water
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Hot and touching research wins 2021 Nobel Prize
On October 4, 2021, David Julius and Ardem Pataoutian won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering how we can distinguish pain from spicy food and warmth from a hug. Their discovery marks a major leap in our understanding of how the human body converts sensations from the environment to electrical signals that the brain
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Beer: The oldest drink everyone has heard of
No matter what you call it—bier, øl, пиво, ビール, 啤酒, בירה, cwrw—beer is one of humanity’s oldest creations. It is believed that this alcoholic drink has been a staple of civilization since the Neolithic Revolution (c. 10,000 BC), with detailed accounts of large-scale production dating to Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (c. 1800 BC). However, when dealing
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