What if humans weren’t meant to be here… like at all What if the first human to ever think for themselves didn’t ask how to survive… but instead asked why they existed at all? According to scientists working in these…
Introduction: You step outside on a warm summer night to see a dark sea with little, intermittent flashes of light. Catching fireflies is a nostalgic childhood memory for people all across the globe. But what allows these bugs to produce…
While these cells don’t technically glow in the dark, scientists have found ways to make cells fluorescent which means they glow when exposed to radiation such as UV light. When a cell has specific ions or proteins fluorescent proteins bind…
This may be bad to admit, but I love a good TikTok scroll. It’s probably not the best use of my time, but I’ve come across some interesting things! New music artists to listen to, events around my city, and…
After going viral on social media in the early to mid 2020s, matcha – a traditional Japanese green tea drink – now has a ubiquitous presence in many cafes and even bakeries. Popular for its aesthetic green color and unique…
Cover image was taken by the author and edited in Picsart. Sometimes, what is most important to us is what we take for granted. For a musician, that is their hearing, although most of us don’t take many steps to…
Have you ever gone fishing and got something that is not a fish? I’m not talking about shrimps, squids, or seaweed. If I could get a dollar every time I fish a hook, I would have gotten 3 dollars. Three…
ROSINA: In 2014, scientists embarked on a journey to discover which elements Comet 67, or Churyumov-Gerasimenko, would exude from its coma. Using the ROSINA, a mass spectrometer, scientists were able to measure characteristics of Comet 67’s atmosphere such as its…