Sea Turtles: A Girl Party
Anna Riordan Sea turtles are beautiful, peaceful animals, but unfortunately, they are very vulnerable to climate change in ways we may...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 11 min
May I Offer You Some Nice Marine Monstrosities in these Trying Times?
Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien For this publication, I'm doing things a little differently. As the one who suggested the ocean publication theme...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
Just How Old Are Deep-Sea Creatures?
Sophie Lukavsky Little has been known about the evolution and overall age of deep-sea creatures due to the absence of sediments that...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
Deep Sea Mining Noise
Celie Kreilkamp If a tree falls in the ocean but only deep-sea mammals hear it, did it really fall? On the other hand: if miners...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 4 min
Making New Friends in the Frozen Depths
Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien Life is tough; that’s a lesson that deep sea creatures know better than most. Sea creatures living beyond the...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 3 min
An Uninhabitable Habitat
Esther Ray When asked to picture a reef, most people imagine a colorful array of different corals and anemones, with vibrant fish and...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Biodiverse Surface
Anna Rees When you think of life in the ocean, coral reefs and tidepools might be what comes to mind. The ocean’s surface, though, may be...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 8, 2022
- 3 min
A Sustainable Smörgåsbord
Conor Doolin It is estimated that by 2050, seven in ten people will live in urban areas, and a 25-70% increase in food production will be...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Synesthesia: Differences in How We Experience The World
By Anna Riordan Have you ever wanted to experience the weird, wonderful sensation of synesthesia? Synesthesia is a condition where...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Woozy Y
By Conor Doolin Chromosomes are packages of genetic material. Females get two X chromosomes and males get both an X and a Y chromosome....
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The Natural Philosopher
- Mar 5, 2022
- 5 min
Freeze-Dried and Good to Fly!
By Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien Deciding whether or not to have kids is an important life decision, and there are a lot of bases you have to...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Freaks in Nature (sexual selection)
By Anna Rees When we think of sexual selection in animals, we traditionally imagine that all potential mates will try to get with the...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Viruses and Variants: What’s Up With The Booster?
By Maryann Makosiej These days, boosters are all the rage. Meant to re-prime your immune system, you might have been like me and felt...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
HIV and AIDS: An Epidemic
By Maryann Makosiej “Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals,” one headline screamed. “New homosexual disorder worries health officials,”...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
From Student to Teacher: A View from the Other Side of the Table
By Morgan Guthrie and Reese Green Fresh out of UVM’s own Neuroscience PhD program, Dr. Patrick Mullen quickly transitioned from student...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 4 min
Beyond the Black Plague
By Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien Yersinia pestis is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of scientists everywhere, but it could be just...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
Lifeless Caves: The Bat Plague
By Conor Doolin It is believed that in 2005, a hiker visited a cave in Europe. This hiker unknowingly contaminated their shoes or clothes...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
Microbial Mysteries
By Emily Mynar When you hear the word “plague”, you probably think of the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 14th century. However,...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons from Plagues of the Past
By Anna Riordan It may seem that our response to and experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic has nothing in common with pandemics of the...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
The History of the Black Plague
By Anna Rees The Black Plague was one of the most lethal pandemics in recorded history with an estimated 50% mortality rate at its peak...
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