The Natural Philosopher Feb 293 minA Life-Threatening Disease from a 2-Milligram Bug: Submicroscopic Malaria in IndiaBy Loret Haas-Hanser In a scientific, technological era it is difficult to imagine diseases infecting hundreds of millions of people per ...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 293 minMicroplastics: The Dangerous Pollutant You Can’t SeeBy Emily Kaloudis It is safe to assume that people generally know that pollution and littering are bad. The majority of humankind try not...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 293 minSatellites, Sandwiches, and Seas: Coral Satellite Food By Charlotte Evans The corals are dying! They’re bleaching in over-warm waters! Why does this happen? Well, corals are actually animals t...
The Natural Philosopher May 6, 20196 minCultured: An Interview with Paul Kindstedt By Emily Press When I think about cheese, I picture a wheel of brie, slices of cratered swiss, and the Kraft mac from my childhood. For m...
The Natural Philosopher Mar 24, 20194 minDoing Battle with the Leaky Pipeline: Perspectives from a PhD, Teacher, Mother, and MentorBy Emily Press “An old white male is the classic image of a professor, with leather elbow patches and a tweed jacket, and that’s not me.”...
The Natural Philosopher Mar 24, 20192 minWomen’s Beliefs About Their Own Knowledge By Michelle Wheater Climate change is arguably the biggest scientific problem we are facing today. Considering this problem’s enormity, t...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20192 minBreaking the Ice: How Insects Tolerate Freezing Temperatures By Reese Green As we lace up our boots, pull on brightly colored jackets, and stuff our hands into gloves to combat the cold, insects are...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20193 minMore Than Just Melting Ice By Olivia Hakan When most people hear the words “global warming” or “climate change” they probably think of melting icebergs, extreme hea...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20193 minWinter Wonderland WarningsBy Nellie Stidham As this winter continues, education about cold exposure must continue. One of the best prevention tactics is knowing how...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20192 minBumps in the Night: The Science Behind Ice QuakesBy Nick Fontaine In the midst of the brutal cold brought about by the polar vortex that engulfed the Midwest a few weeks ago, people repo...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20193 minBirds Don’t Watch the News; So How Are They Detecting Climate Change? By Lily Marino In the bitter cold of northern Finland, bird communities are experiencing a sort of winter-themed crisis that is a microco...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20192 minA Hope for Antarctic Ozone DepletionBy Loret Haas-Hanser The ozone is a stratospheric region of Earth that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Comprised of a special...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 23, 20192 minDon’t Eat The Pink Snow: Watermelon Snow Microbiomes in the Arctic and Glacial MeltBy Cai McCann Imagine you’re standing on the frozen ground of the Arctic, peering out at a harsh, barren tundra. Only it’s not white, it’...
The Natural Philosopher Feb 1, 20194 minOne Health: An Interview with Dr. John Barlow By Maryann Makosiej Walk into Dr. Barlow’s office, and you will be inundated with books. David Quammen’s “Spillover”, public health textb...
The Natural Philosopher Dec 8, 20182 minEnzyme Eats PlasticBy Riley Forbes Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are sold across the globe, and only 14% are recycled. Plastic bottles, in additio...
The Natural Philosopher Nov 10, 20183 minCare for Some Ketchup With That Cricket? Insects, The New MeatBy Cai McCann Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, provides a new, innovative, and up-and-coming solution given the exploding human p...
The Natural Philosopher Oct 13, 20183 minThe Power of PollinationBy Riley O'Halloran Pollinators are fundamental to the world’s ecosystem, the most important of which being the bee. Though other insects...
The Natural Philosopher Oct 13, 20183 minPredictions versus Prophecy: Understanding the Conceptual Caveats of Climate Change ProjectionsBy Toby Lanser The scientific method, and by extension scientific research, is founded upon pillars of guesswork and ambiguity. Questions...
The Natural Philosopher Oct 13, 20183 minRising Carbon Dioxide Levels to Decrease Nutrient Density of a Global Food StapleBy Riley Forbes Whether you believe in climate change or not, there is no denying that science supports the increase of carbon dioxide (C...
The Natural Philosopher Oct 13, 20183 minImpacts of Climate Change on Human Health: Challenges and SolutionsBy Olivia Hakan At this point, everyone in the US knows something about climate change; a change in the earth’s climate and atmosphere th...
