Shayna Sparks | News Editor October 6, 2021 Announced on October 4 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists who measured the effects of […]
Grace Parry | Writer March 22, 2021 Last year, 619 manatees died in Florida. Within the first three months of 2021, there are already 431 dead. While originally attributed to the unusually cold water temperatures, […]
Sosie Casteel | Editor March 5, 2021 Scientists have discovered three glow-in-the-dark shark species: the kitefin shark, the southern lanternshark, and the blackbelly lanternshark. These species are not new, but we are just now discovering […]
IN THE MAKING: The Preserverence in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Image Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech Ben Meyler | Writer February 26, 2021 On February 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface […]
Seth Hahn | Writer February 7, 2021 Seal clubbing in northern countries has been a common practice dating back to the 1600s. It is one of the many animal product trades and in the past […]
Ben Meyler | Writer February 7, 2021 As many countries across the world focus on improving environmental practices and reducing emissions, recent studies show that abandoned gas and oil wells may be having a severe impact […]
Donya Nadjie | Writer February 7, 2021 Indian villagers have been throwing firebombs at elephants and calves to send them away from human settlement. While the photos have been taken over a number of years, […]
GETTING INTO ACTION: Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day. Photo by Jim Watson Brooklyn Staab | Student Life Editor February 7, 2021 The United Nations vowed to tackle and manage climate change when […]
Sosie Casteel | Writer January 31, 2021 As kids, we fondly remember the black and white striped zebras we watched for hours at the zoo. However, these plains zebras have dropped in numbers by 25 […]
Sosie Casteel | Writer January 15, 2021 In early January, the temperature in the stratosphere over Siberia rose about 100 degrees. The resulting mass of warm air is pushing the polar vortex off its axis. […]