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...

By Lydia Tate Around Halloween, thoughts of spooky creatures like ghosts, vampires, and zombies haunt our minds. As humans, we can rest...

By Morgan Guthrie We are all familiar with Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic fantasy Frankenstein. Many associate Frankenstein with horror...

By Lydia Tate As the weather across New England becomes increasingly brisk, the beautiful colors of autumn begin to develop in different...

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...

By Loret Haas-Hanser In a scientific, technological era it is difficult to imagine diseases infecting hundreds of millions of people per...

By Emily Kaloudis It is safe to assume that people generally know that pollution and littering are bad. The majority of humankind try not...

By Charlotte Evans The corals are dying! They’re bleaching in over-warm waters! Why does this happen? Well, corals are actually animals...

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...

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.”...

By Michelle Wheater Climate change is arguably the biggest scientific problem we are facing today. Considering this problem’s enormity,...

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...

By Olivia Hakan When most people hear the words “global warming” or “climate change” they probably think of melting icebergs, extreme...

By Nellie Stidham As this winter continues, education about cold exposure must continue. One of the best prevention tactics is knowing...

By Nick Fontaine In the midst of the brutal cold brought about by the polar vortex that engulfed the Midwest a few weeks ago, people...

By Lily Marino In the bitter cold of northern Finland, bird communities are experiencing a sort of winter-themed crisis that is a...

By Loret Haas-Hanser The ozone is a stratospheric region of Earth that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Comprised of a special...

By 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,...

By Maryann Makosiej Walk into Dr. Barlow’s office, and you will be inundated with books. David Quammen’s “Spillover”, public health...

By Riley Forbes Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are sold across the globe, and only 14% are recycled. Plastic bottles, in...