Zanna Anderson Managing Editor Despite the hardship of navigating the depths of the ocean, American and Chinese entities are racing to harvest critical minerals from the seafloor. According to the National Ocean Service, lithium, manganese, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements are among the …
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Celebrating National Chemistry week with RNR synthesis
Celeste Probart Contributing Writer National Chemistry week, the week of Oct. 23, marks the chemistry department’s annual Helen Murray Free lecture series. This year’s speaker was Catherine Drennan, a biochemist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Drennan began her …
Climate change around the Woo
Zanna Anderson Business Manager On Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. in Allen Commons, the Office of Sustainability hosted an event called “Climate Change Around the World,” where 11 Wooster students presented on how climate change affected the locations where they studied abroad. Basil Keck ’28 …
New cat species discovered in South America
Sara Moore Science Editor Most people are familiar with the domestic cat (Felis catus). From homes and barns to the steps of Kenarden –– where campus cat Sunflower can often be spotted –– domestic cats are everywhere. What people might not know is just how …
Stream restoration in Wayne County
Sara Moore Science Editor On Thursday, Sept. 10, members of the campus community gathered to hear about a stream restoration project occurring in the College’s backyard. The talk was titled “Stream Restoration: Bringing the Stream Back into Balance” and was presented by Peter Quent. Quent …
What does “accept all cookies” actually mean?
Jonathan Rueffer Science Editor When visiting a website, you have probably encountered a pop-up banner asking you to accept cookies. You have also likely clicked “accept all” or “accept necessary cookies only” just to make the notification disappear. But what are cookies, and what does …