Author Archives: JoAnna Wendel

This winter break, I went on a 14 day cruise from LA to Hawaii and back. The four days I spent in Hawaii were the most breathtakingly beautiful and exciting days of my life, and I definitely want to go … Continue reading →

Photosynthesis – the process of capturing a photon of light and through a series of complicated electron exchanges, exhaling oxygen – is the base on which most life on the planet lives. Yeah, there are some really awesome bacteria living … Continue reading →

It’s evening, and all I can think about is the rumbling in my tummy and the mouth-watering smells coming out of the oven, where my roommate has a large batch of banana chocolate-chip cookies baking away. And because all I … Continue reading →

I got a book this summer called Octopus: the Ocean’s Intelligent Invertebrate. If I had time, I would start a religion around worshipping octopuses (not octopi) because they are so cool. But since I have to get back to studying … Continue reading →

They’re dark, they’re damp, they’re cold, and most of the time, they’re deadly. Caves are some of the least-explored phenomena of the modern world, even in today’s age of exploration. It’s been said that caves are the last frontier (at … Continue reading →

1.      UNSOLVED: The Tunguska Event 102 years ago, there was a very loud KA BOOM over the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia, and hundreds of trees decided to lie down. The night sky lit up due to dense clouds that … Continue reading →

One day some years ago, I was walking down the street, basking in the beautiful sunlight o’ life, and I happened to glance up right as a giant black raven flew overhead. Then I looked down at the precise moment … Continue reading →

      Zombies. You’ve seen the movies. The world these days is obsessed with zombies, has always been obsessed with zombies, and I remember the days when “zombie” was where “slutty” is in a Halloween costume. To satiate your … Continue reading →