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
- 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
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Enemy of My Enemy…
By Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien Plants can’t run away from a caterpillar looking for a meal, so scientific studies have explored the ways in...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
Mind-Controlled Zombie Cockroaches
By Lydia Tate Around Halloween, thoughts of spooky creatures like ghosts, vampires, and zombies haunt our minds. As humans, we can rest...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Beware of Frankenfish
By Morgan Guthrie We are all familiar with Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic fantasy Frankenstein. Many associate Frankenstein with horror...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 9, 2021
- 4 min
Adaptive Advantages of Autumn Colors
By Lydia Tate As the weather across New England becomes increasingly brisk, the beautiful colors of autumn begin to develop in different...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 9, 2021
- 3 min
Fall Leaves
By Anna Rees The changing leaves in autumn are one of the most beautiful parts of the year, and one of the many reasons I chose to live...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
A Life-Threatening Disease from a 2-Milligram Bug: Submicroscopic Malaria in India
By Loret Haas-Hanser In a scientific, technological era it is difficult to imagine diseases infecting hundreds of millions of people per...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
Microplastics: The Dangerous Pollutant You Can’t See
By Emily Kaloudis It is safe to assume that people generally know that pollution and littering are bad. The majority of humankind try not...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
Satellites, 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- May 6, 2019
- 6 min
Cultured: 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Mar 24, 2019
- 4 min
Doing Battle with the Leaky Pipeline: Perspectives from a PhD, Teacher, Mother, and Mentor
By 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.”...
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