Science & Environment

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Melita Wiles S&E Editor   Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, a.k.a S.T.E.M., programs are intimidating and competitive at many colleges. Here at Wooster, we strive to create an inclusive and collaborative community where students are pushed academically, but also have support and guidance at their …

Kayla Berthoff S&E Editor   By now, everyone has heard of the COVID Delta variant and the issues associated with it, but most people don’t know what exactly makes this variant more serious. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus is a cluster of single-stranded genetic information (RNA) …