By Emily Mynar When you hear the word “plague”, you probably think of the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 14th century. However,...

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...

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...

By Ava Williams Leaf peeping, costumes, and a whole grocery aisle of pumpkin spice flavored goods mark the beginning of the Halloween...

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 Anna Rees Consciousness is a challenging thing to define, and its edges become especially fuzzy when we take a look at extraordinary...

By Alex Hepp Recent techniques in modern science suggest that ancient humans were susceptible to the chronic diseases of today such as...

By Maryann Makosiej Circa 2015, the image of a black and blue (or perhaps gold and white?) dress went viral on the Internet. Talk shows,...

By Marlena Tyldesley In 2019, a Swiss team of data analysts and computer scientists set out to better understand the relationships we...

By Morgan Guthrie Have you ever wondered if color affects pain perception? As it turns out, there are certain colors that elicit changes...

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

By Emily Mynar Every language has words for colors. But how do we come up with them, and how do we determine which colors get words at...

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 Alex Hepp Gene Hunting Have you ever taken a look into the mirror at your own eyes or made eye contact with a friend and noticed a...

By Maryann Makosiej Whether covering 3200 miles, researching public health strategies, or improving the Public Health programs at UVM,...

By Marlena Tyldesley My first introduction to white blood cells was at around 10 years old when, hoping to distract my doctor from ever...

By Skylar Ward When I was a junior in high school I lived in Singapore, an island in SouthEast Asia. I was enrolled in a zoology course...

By Alex Hepp Like most students who grew up in the early 2000s, I watched several Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes during my elementary...