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Science Writing: I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

A book which explores the wide, weird world of microbiomes and takes its title from Walt Whitman’s poem Song of Myself is a rare treat, and Ed Yong’s resoundingly well-received New York Times best-...
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The changing face of the North Cascades

I woke freezing like a popsicle inside my 20ºF sleeping bag. Yes, it is typically cold at high altitude, but usually this bag keeps me a bit too toasty. Now, the moist air chilled my bones, so I...
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This is the yarsta gunbu 'worm' - a mummified caterpillar with protruding stroma of the fungus within. Image via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_sinensis">Wikimedia</a>

Nature's Mysteries: The Miraculous Panacea of the Orient

I recently attended a discourse on Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet. A lama from Larung Gar monastery spoke of complex rituals and spirituality, but nestled in between was the mention of a miraculous...
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Diving in the deep end: being a high school researcher at Northwestern

Laura McGinn has been immersed in a summer lab experience at Northwestern. A graduate of Science Club and a rising senior at Northside Prep, Laura joined Derk Joester's lab for the summer to study...
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Our 3D Printed Future
By: John Cooper
Aug 4, 2016
This feature won the 2016 Science & Society Writing Award of the Driskill Graduate Program in... Read More
The Legacy of Scientific Discovery
By: Mike Zevin
Jul 27, 2016
On the morning of February 11th 2016, people around the world congregated in conference rooms to... Read More
Jackie Chan Saves the Day: How Super Cop improved a solar cell
By: Alane Lim
Jul 14, 2016
It really was a bargain from the bargain bin. Graduate student Alex Smith wanted to make a solar... Read More
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Miss Muffet, Microbes & Mozzarella
By: Hannah Gavin
Aug 18, 2016
As of now, I’m two-thirds of the way toward one of my life goals: making (and eating) an entirely homegrown... Read More
Cupping Therapy: Hot trend or hoax?
By: Sara Grady
Aug 8, 2016
The Rio 2016 Olympiad opened with a bang Friday night. Over opening weekend, though, the gymnasts and... Read More
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the bluest of them all?
By: Carolyn Wilke
Jul 21, 2016
I recently helped polish silver for a fancy dinner party. While I rubbed purple-gray paste over the tines of... Read More
Behind the Cellular Scenes
By: Namratha Sastry
Jun 1, 2016
A few weeks ago, I saw the new Captain America movie with a few friends. I thoroughly enjoyed all the... Read More
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