Brain? We Have a Security Breach! Ien Li May 11, 2016 Features, Health Meet the human brain’s security system: the infamous blood-brain barrier (BBB). Consisting of a dynamic network of specialized endothelial cells...
China’s “Artificial Sun” and Nuclear Fusion Arjuna Subramanian May 11, 2016 Climate/Energy, Physics/Space Our solar system’s sun has been fusing hydrogen into helium in its core at 14 million degrees Celsius for 4.6 billion years and counting....
Do Probiotics Work? Daniel Liu May 11, 2016 Health In recent years, biologists and nutritionists alike have been abuzz over the human microbiome: the thriving ecosystem of microorganisms colonizing...
Coral Reef Conservation…with Bubbles? Abhiram Karuppur May 11, 2016 Climate/Energy, Features Australia’s most recognized landmark, the Great Barrier Reef, is in danger of being wiped out by coastal human development, which continues to...
Carbon Capture and Storage Amber Lin May 11, 2016 Climate/Energy, Features Can we bury global warming?* Combating climate change is perhaps the biggest environmental challenge of our generation - a looming existential...
The Science Behind FOMO David Lopera May 11, 2016 Neuro/Psych It’s a Friday night. You lay on your bed quietly browsing Facebook. Your aunt has recently discovered reactions and is now reacting to all your...
Virtual Reality Diana Vazquez May 11, 2016 Features, Technology An Evocative Medium’s Acceptance in the World of Journalism Two years ago Mark Zuckerberg announced the purchase of a start-up named Oculus VR, a...
From Seawater to Nuclear Power Abhiram Karuppur May 11, 2016 Climate/Energy, Features Extracting Uranium With the signing of the Paris Agreement in April 2016, world leaders have begun to tackle climate change by pledging to invest in...
Saturn’s Polygon Charles Copeland May 10, 2016 Features, Physics/Space 2 Comments The Discovery In the 1980s, the Voyager spacecraft flew past the planet Saturn, sending back images that showed something scientists never...
A New Ninth Planet? Maddy Russell April 19, 2016 Physics/Space For those upset by the recent downgrading of our solar system from nine to eight planets, there is a new hope! Research by scientists at the...
