The undead ghost forests of Georgia
The US Atlantic coast is a dynamic, living landscape. Georgia in particular displays a picturesque mosaic of barrier islands, salt marsh meadows, maritime forests, brackish marsh and river networks snaking […]
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Plastic tips: a more sustainable science
Alternatively, this post could have been titled, My Guilty Conscience Series: Plastics. This blog post has been a long time coming – given the fact that I (and many others) […]
Azure is the New Black: Creating a Blue Rose
Floriography, better known as the language of flowers, doesn’t refer to a communication method between plants. Rather, it is the Victorian era practice of gifting arranged flowers to communicate a […]
The False Promise of Animal Testing Part 2: Human Organs, Simplified
If we accept the idea that animal models are holding back drug development due to a potential inability to predict safety and efficacy in humans, what can be done to […]
The Treasure in Your Trashcan
Many of us can recall a time where someone we knew (or even ourselves) threw a banana peel out a car window. They’re biodegradable, so what’s the harm? I’ll never […]
A Tough Nut to Crack: Navigating Severe Food Allergies and the Search for an Effective Treatment
You walk into the lunchroom, and all sorts of alarms go off in your head. While reaching for utensils you think “What if the last person used this for peanut […]
The False Promise of Animal Testing: Safety and Efficacy
One fact that was drilled into my head while studying biomedical science was how few experimental drugs ever make it past clinical trials. A failure rate of 90% is reported. […]
The roots of your tea
While coffee has seemingly had a cultural renaissance, with independent coffee roasters popping up all over the country, and even the naivest 7 year old being able to spout the […]
Deadly realism, science communication, and dropping out of high school: an interview with Dr. Diana Six
Dr. Diana Six is a professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology at the University of Montana. Dr. Six’s work focuses on bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, climate change, and what these […]
The Three Funketeers: Saving Beer from Traditional Fermentation!
Welcome back beer fans to the second to last article on the Science of Beer. We’ve covered water, grain, hops, and traditional fermentation, but now we’ll focus on wild fermentation, […]
