Kayla Bertholf S&E Editor People who live in Northeast Ohio and along the coast of Lake Erie have grown up hearing the constant rhetoric about how the local bodies of water are polluted, gross, and unsafe to swim in. This region is home to …
Science & Environment
The Intergalactic Battle of Colliding Black Holes
Nazifa Younus Contributing Writer Two billion years from now our galaxy is in for a shock. With every hour that passes, the Milky Way galaxy gets half a million kilometers closer to another sizable spiral galaxy called Andromeda, and it is only a matter …
Mushballs Found on Jupiter Lead to Explanations For Other Planets
Melita Wiles S&E Editor Recent observations of hail-like objects falling from Jupiter’s atmosphere may explain the low levels of ammonia detected on Uranus and Neptune. The planet Jupiter’s clouds consist of both water and ammonia. On Earth, during a thunderstorm, we may experience hail, …
True Crime Meets New True Chemistry, Dr. Raychelle Burks Shares Her Expertise
Kayla Bertholf S&E Editor Last Thursday, Lean Lecture Room at Wishart Hall was lit up with the charismatic words of Raychelle Burks, Ph.D. and associate professor at American University, speaking as the Helen Murray Free Lecture Series chemistry speaker. Chemistry students, professors and non-majors …
The Science Byte: How to be a Storm Chaser
Kayla Bertholf S&E Editor After the tornado warning last week, you may be wondering how to become a storm chaser. First become a meteorologist! Although most do storm chasing as a hobby, meteorologists can get paid by a laboratory or university to chase storms …
A Look Behind the Science of Habits and Mental Health
Will McMichael Contributing Writer Mental health has taken a sharp decline since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between fear of sickness and increased isolation, people are still recovering from the pandemic’s peak days. As we are transitioning to colder weather in Ohio, as …