Women’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,...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
Breaking 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
More 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
Winter Wonderland Warnings
By Nellie Stidham As this winter continues, education about cold exposure must continue. One of the best prevention tactics is knowing...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
Bumps in the Night: The Science Behind Ice Quakes
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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
Birds 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
A Hope for Antarctic Ozone Depletion
By Loret Haas-Hanser The ozone is a stratospheric region of Earth that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Comprised of a special...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
Don’t Eat The Pink Snow: Watermelon Snow Microbiomes in the Arctic and Glacial Melt
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,...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Jan 31, 2019
- 4 min
One 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...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Enzyme Eats Plastic
By Riley Forbes Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are sold across the globe, and only 14% are recycled. Plastic bottles, in...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Nov 10, 2018
- 3 min
Care for Some Ketchup With That Cricket? Insects, The New Meat
By Cai McCann Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, provides a new, innovative, and up-and-coming solution given the exploding human...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
The Power of Pollination
By Riley O'Halloran Pollinators are fundamental to the world’s ecosystem, the most important of which being the bee. Though other...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Predictions versus Prophecy: Understanding the Conceptual Caveats of Climate Change Projections
By Toby Lanser The scientific method, and by extension scientific research, is founded upon pillars of guesswork and ambiguity. Questions...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels to Decrease Nutrient Density of a Global Food Staple
By Riley Forbes Whether you believe in climate change or not, there is no denying that science supports the increase of carbon dioxide...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: Challenges and Solutions
By Olivia Hakan At this point, everyone in the US knows something about climate change; a change in the earth’s climate and atmosphere...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Climate Change Refugees - In a Land of Despair
By Olivia Baccellieri Global Warming has been in our public conscious for the better part of the 21st-Century. We have been flooded with...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Wildfire Smoke is Poisoning the Bornean Orangutans
By Natalya Hebert The devastating effects of wildfires on human civilizations are well-known in the United States, especially with the...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 2 min
Melting Permafrost Reawakening Long-Forgotten Diseases
By Nick Fontaine When we think of the effects climate change we often think of rising sea levels and worsened natural disasters. However,...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Metagenomics: How We Can Use Soil to Find New Antibiotics
By Michelle Wheater Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest problems the medical community is facing today, and one most of us have...
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The Natural Philosopher
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: The Spread of Tick-Borne Disease
By Maryann Makosiej Lions and tigers and…ticks, oh my? It’s not Oz, but we live in a world where ticks, external parasites that attach to...
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