You’re told you have antibodies. Maybe from a vaccine. Maybe because you’ve already had the infection. So why do people still get sick—sometimes fatally—from diseases their bodies are supposedly prepared...
Have you ever stood at the edge of a vast, shimmering lake and wondered: “How can one of the largest lakes in North America be full of salt, while others...
When you think of invasive species, chances are what comes to mind is destruction: weeds choking out native plants, animals overtaking entire habitats, and crops devastated by foreign pests. And...
Picture yourself diving into the Earth’s greatest unknown—7,000 meters deep, where light has never touched the seafloor, pressure could crush a submarine, and time passes at a pace set by...
Imagine being able to erase genetic diseases with a single edit. Or giving a child the genetic traits you’ve always dreamed of—higher intelligence, stronger immunity, even different eye color. It...
Ever wondered how a tiny drop of insecticide takes down a buzzing housefly in mere seconds? You may have heard that insects don’t have a circulatory system like ours, so...
For decades, textbooks taught us a neat answer: the Milky Way spans about 100,000 light-years across. Case closed, right? Not so fast. What if that number you’ve heard your whole...
Ever opened your fridge, excited for those fresh strawberries or leftover pasta, only to find them wearing a fuzzy white (or green, or black!) sweater? It’s frustrating. You spend a...
We’ve all done it—or at least watched as someone else did. A helium balloon is released into the sky, floating quietly upward as we stand below, watching until it’s a...
We’ve all seen the movie scenes—massive explosions rattle entire mountain ranges, shockwaves ripple through the earth, and somewhere, seismic alarms start blaring. Dramatic? Absolutely. Scientifically accurate? Not even close. But...