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The Ethics of Euthanasia

Picture this: It is the year 3020, and the Martian soil you have been drilling into has finally worked out.... Read More
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The Science of Wellness: Nature Nurtures

After a particularly long day full of dense lectures, looming deadlines, and cloudy skies, I decided to take the long... Read More
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As I set out into the Indian Ocean, the waves crashed against the boat, increasing my seasickness. It didn’t help... Read More
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Why Talking is Indeed a Big Deal

Verbal communication is a powerful staple of the human experience. Without it, lamenting to a friend about a bad day... Read More
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You’re Gonna Need a Better Water Filter: Giardia, Giardiasis, and Its Lasting Effects

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When Cows Go Mad: An Overview of Prion Protein Diseases

In 1732, a shepherd in Spain noticed a sheep compulsively scraping against a fence, a behavior that soon spread throughout... Read More
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Can Infections Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

In 2019, immunologist Leslie Norins offered to award one million dollars of his own money to any scientist who could... Read More
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The Curious Case of Mosquito Bites

The leaves crackled under the soles of our shoes as we made our way from one part of the island... Read More
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The more we sea, the less we know

Until recently, it was commonly assumed within the scientific community that the deepest parts of the ocean were lifeless voids... Read More
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