Many of us may remember the feeling of rising apprehension each October as year after year, weather broadcasts relay reports of wildfires devastating our western coastline. Stepping outside and expecting to see the grey of... Read More
Some early mornings, a thick marine layer drifts over campus. If you are unfortunate enough to be caught in it, it would cover much of your vision and leave you waving your hands in front... Read More
In just minutes, entire homes are ravaged and innocent lives are turned upside down by a single culprit. All that is left behind are ashes. The name of this criminal remains plastered in news headlines... Read More
Old body parts, fluids, and an exploration in alchemy become a reality in Frankenstein, when a grotesque creature is brought to life from inanimate materials. Throughout the story, the monster struggles with his own “biologically-engineered”... Read More
Verbal communication is a powerful staple of the human experience. Without it, lamenting to a friend about a bad day at lunch or asking your professor for that ever so crucial deadline extension would be... Read More
The Jaws theme song intensifies as you swim through the pool. Panicked, you look around, scanning for any bloodthirsty animals lurking beneath the surface. Thankfully, you discover nothing–that is nothing you can see. While in... Read More
In 2019, immunologist Leslie Norins offered to award one million dollars of his own money to any scientist who could prove that Alzheimer’s disease was caused by a germ. Alzheimer’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disease... Read More
Until recently, it was commonly assumed within the scientific community that the deepest parts of the ocean were lifeless voids of darkness, with conditions so harsh that no living organism could survive. In the deep-sea,... Read More
Most people are familiar with the myth that everlasting youth can be achieved by traveling to the mystical Fountain of Youth. The legend says that if one drinks from or bathes in the fountain’s water,... Read More
Like so many of my peers, my relationship with my skin has been complicated. My sole refuge during endless years of agony has been the one and only Hyram Yarbro. Yarbo, as well as every... Read More