As the fourth quarter goes on, one thought invades every student’s mind: summer! All too often though, we look back on our summer vacations and recall missed opportunities and things we “should […]
Five Things to Do This Summer
Scientists are Creating a “Second Skin”
Scientific advancements continue to reach new heights as a group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Olivo Labs recently created a new material that could help […]
How-to: Summer Reading
You finish your last final, the bell rings, and finally—it’s summer! The sun is shining and you feel great, and you push the thoughts of school assignments until the last week of […]
Two Brains are Better Than One: The Enteric Nervous System
The brain in your head is one of the most distinguishable organs in the body. It is known as your personal command center, receiving signals from your sensory organs and sending messages […]
Jimmy Fallon Opened His Own Ride at Universal!
As of April 6th, Jimmy Fallon has a brand new ride at Universal Studios Florida called Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon. At first glance, the outside of the ride really […]
Woman in Science: Peggy Whitson
A step for women in science was taken on April 24, 2017. On this day, Peggy Whitson, current NASA astronaut, broke the record for longest total time spent in space. Furthermore, earlier […]
The Unicorn Frappuccino
Even though unicorns are not real, Starbucks’ new drink, the Unicorn Frappuccino, has the country unicorn obsessed. The drink was released as limited edition item on Starbucks’ menu from April 19th until […]
Woman in Science: Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City to talented parents who taught her the importance of intellectual pursuit. The oldest of three children, Grace grew up in […]
Woman in Science: Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson
Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia in 1918, Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson is an African-American physicist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the United States’ aeronautics and space programs with […]
Woman in Science: Margaret Hamilton
When you think about the Apollo 11 mission, the chances are that you think about the astronauts who stepped foot on the moon, not the team of over 400,000 people who made […]
