science

Thunderstorms: Crazier than ever before

With every development in technology and every increase in the sensitivity of detection instruments, it seems the universe only ever gets larger and more complicated….


A dark night for bats

Given the scale and diversity of most animal populations, it is a rare thing to talk about extinction on the same time scale we might…


But what can I do?

Recently, I had the privilege of standing up to a Goliath of our time: Monsanto. I choose to exercise this privilege because here I can…





Pills smarter than the patients

Complicated processes, specialized machines and the trained professionals that operate them: these are the hallmarks of modern medicine. Technology tends to isolate the afflicted through…


Flu pain? Get pine

With flu season quickly approaching, throngs of people will soon descend on their doctors to get the flu shot while others will brace themselves with…



Zoological Investigations

Love ’em or hate ’em, insects are arguably the most important animals on earth. They are often viewed as the most successful animals on the…