How to Build a Better Brain: Failing to Follow Through?
It’s officially February, the groundhog predicted an early Spring, and I’m still staying up past 2am every night, despite my resolution to get more sleep. We are a month into […]
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The Secret World of Plant Chemistry
Sometimes plants make it seem like nature was intended for our benefit. From the wood in our coffee tables to the rubber in our erasers – plants are so entwined […]
A Lesson in Un-BEE-lieveable Insect Intelligence
Bumblebees. What comes to your mind when that word is uttered? To some, it’s pure fear of its vicious sting. To others, it’s the image of their toddler dressed up […]
Cystic Fibrosis and Your Genes
Disease alters lives in permanent and often heartbreaking ways. Most people have a story about how they have been affected by disease, either firsthand, through a family member, or looking […]
Building Strength from the “Floor” Up
Better posture. Better sex. Better poop? If these happen to be part of your New Year’s resolutions (and if they aren’t, they should be), did you realize that working on […]
I’m colorful and multitalented
What do the San Francisco Bay, the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake in Utah have in common? Water, obviously. But inside each of these water bodies resides a […]
My machine learns better than me
Have you ever used Siri to check the weather for the week, for your trip to the beach, or to check if that cough you have this morning means you’re […]
A CURE for the Growing Demand of STEM Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Many scientists agree that their love for scientific research began with their undergraduate research experiences. To fulfill the need for 1 million more STEM majors by 2020, university STEM programs […]
Frosty the Microbe
‘Tis the season for stories of wintery magic. From Elsa and Frozone to their mythical grandfather, Jack Frost, there’s no cooler gift than the power to let it snow at […]
Science Behind a Paywall
Science Behind a Paywall Science – Aiming to solve the world’s problems and share its knowledge with you, all for the low price of $39.95, per journal article that is. […]
