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  • Second Moon Prompts Discussion on Second Thoughts about Contemporary Scientists

    Second Moon Prompts Discussion on Second Thoughts about Contemporary Scientists

    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… moon? Don’t we already have one of those? From 29 September to 24 November 2024, the Earth will have a temporary “second moon,” the asteroid 2024 PT5.

    November 11, 2024
  • Against the Tide: A Cooling Pacific Amid Global Warming

    Against the Tide: A Cooling Pacific Amid Global Warming

    Climate change: a straightforward tale of a warming planet right? Not quite. Beneath the global narrative lies a puzzling anomaly — a vast stretch of the Pacific Ocean defying trends by cooling over the last 40 years.

    June 8, 2024
  • NIPT: The Prenatal Game-Changer

    NIPT: The Prenatal Game-Changer

    A trip to the OB/GYN consists of many emotions, including anxiety in the case of prenatal testing. However, new noninvasive technology has been designed to test for inherited disease variants.

    June 8, 2024
  • Introduction to Stem Cells

    Introduction to Stem Cells

    What are stem cells and why are they important? What role do stem cells play in regenerative medicine, and is it ethical to study them?

    June 8, 2024
  • Sculptors of the Sea

    Sculptors of the Sea

    From crop circles to fairy rings, we have always been fascinated by geometric patterns in nature and often attribute them to the supernatural.

    June 8, 2024
  • The Great Unconformity as a Springboard for the Cambrian Era

    The Great Unconformity as a Springboard for the Cambrian Era

    Understanding the history of the Earth has always been a challenge, one that geologists seek to overcome using evidence hidden away in the rock layers. However, geologists are currently presented with the unique instance of a geological unconformity that spans the continents.

    June 8, 2024
  • Paradox of Pre-Death Awareness: Insights into Terminal Lucidity

    Paradox of Pre-Death Awareness: Insights into Terminal Lucidity

    Terminal lucidity is a phenomenon that can be seen in end-of-life patients who have dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and brain cancers. It can be described as a brief burst of mental clarity that spans one to seven days in patients near the end of their lives.

    June 8, 2024
  • Long COVID: The Unknown Debilitating Disease Affecting Millions of Americans

    Long COVID: The Unknown Debilitating Disease Affecting Millions of Americans

    For most, the horrors and inconveniences of COVID-19 are becoming a distant memory. However, for the case of many who suffer from Long COVID, patients don’t see a recovery period. In fact, their symptoms only seem to get worse.

    June 8, 2024
  • Solving the Organ Donor Crisis: One Pig at a Time

    Solving the Organ Donor Crisis: One Pig at a Time

    Every 8 minutes, one more person in America is added to the organ transplant waiting list. Sadly, many never make it off that list; 17 patients die everyday waiting for an organ donor. 

    June 8, 2024
  • Advantage AI: Revolutionizing Professional Tennis with Advanced Technologies

    Advantage AI: Revolutionizing Professional Tennis with Advanced Technologies

    Hawk-Eye is a computer vision system, and, since 2005, has been one of the first instances of artificial intelligence (AI) being fully-integrated into an elite sport, and subsequently 23 of the 25 other top sports leagues and federations globally. But, does AI always make a sport better?

    June 8, 2024
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