A horror movie proved an unlikely source of inspiration. Pelling in the kitchen with asparagus, the veggie that inspired his work on spinal cord injuries. Andrew Pelling – By Cari Shane 2021 Aug 04 – His lab is filled with apples, asparagus, broccoli, …
Archaeologist and paleoenvironmental researcher Isaac Hart of the University of Utah surveys a melting ice patch in western Mongolia. Peter Bittner, CC BY-ND – William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder 2021 Aug 11 – In the world’s …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here in July 2021, announced on 2021 Aug 10, that he would resign amid a sexual harassment scandal. Spencer Platt/Getty Images – 2021 Aug 10 – Authors Sandy Hershcovis, Professor at Haskayne School of Business, University of …
Exclusive: IPCC says gas, produced by farming, shale gas and oil extraction, playing ever-greater role in overheating planet – Animal farming is one of the activities producing methane, which has a warming potential more that 80 times that of CO2. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters …
Gravity feels like it’s pulling everything toward Earth, but why? AdventurePhoto/E+ via WikimediaCommons – By Mario Borunda, Associate Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University 2021 Jul 26 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question …
– By Kenneth Loiselle Originally published in the May/June issue of California Freemason. Read the digital magazine here! It takes a strong institution to abide for more than 300 years. But it takes a remarkable one to endure through 300 years of social …
Venus, often referred to as “Earth’s twin”, is set to receive two visitors next week. NASA/JPL-Caltech View 7 Images – By David Szondy 2021 Aug 03 – Next week, two deep-space probes will make flybys of Venus within 30 hours of each other on …
The Cedar Creek Fire burns in Washington’s Methow Valley in late July 2021. Jessica Kelley – Susan J. Prichard, Research Scientist of Forest Ecology, University of Washington Keala Hagmann, Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Washington Paul Hessburg, Research Ecologist, United States Forest Service …
Stablecoins promise more stability than other cryptocurrencies. DenBoma/iStock via Getty Images – By Stephen McKeon, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Oregon 2021 Jul 29 – Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency linked to an asset like the U.S. dollar that doesn’t change …
The modern Olympics share many things with the ancient games. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images – By Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University 2021 Jul 28 – The 2020 Tokyo Olympics started on July 23, 2021, amid a few different controversies. …
