The Tye-Dye Lab Coat

Losing a limb is a traumatic event in and of itself, but what if that limb haunted you for the rest your life? In the sensory cortex of the brain, there is a map of the body. Each body part … Continue reading →

You think your Valentine’s night was a crazy kink-fest of sex? Think again. This is how other animals celebrated their Valentine’s Day… 1.      Bonobos: Sex is Life Everyone knows about chimpanzees – they went into space, they do funny tricks,  … Continue reading →

Welcome to Disney’s Cell Adventure Land! I’m your Tour Guide, JoAnna Wendel, and today we’re going to learn all about cells! They’re what you’re made of! They copy themselves! They’re like tiny little cities! As a safety precaution, please keep … Continue reading →

1.      Trekkies rejoice: Vulcan could exist! Yes, you read correctly. Spock’s home planet could actually exist. Maybe. Epsilon Eridani, the planetary system located about 10 light years (62 trillion miles) away from us, supposedly holds the planet Vulcan within its … Continue reading →

I guess he liked it, because he put multiple rings on it. Everyone loves Saturn because of its beautiful, shiny rings, but there are a lot more and cooler things to love about Saturn. (Let’s make this fun: take a … Continue reading →

Books. I read them. When I’m not reading Diana Gabaldon, Janet Evanovich, or Spider Robinson novels, I’m reading non-fiction. It’s really hard to read non-fiction because there’s no plot and no characters to suck you in, but I’ve found some … Continue reading →

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 →