Written by: Claudia Kowal Introduction Similar to people, most bird species use vocalizations to communicate with each other. Typically, birds vocalize through songs and calls, warning others of predators, nearby food sources, or to mate (Thompson, 2014). However, recent research has shown that a particular
Written by: Abhinav Anne Parkinson’s disease, a common neurodegenerative disorder, affects over 10 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by a variety of metabolic and genetic factors, including mitochondrial dysfunction and genetic mutations. Currently, diagnosis heavily relies on late-stage motor symptoms, emphasizing the need
Written by: Chad Park Global warming is a real threat, and one of the primary causes is carbon dioxide. The Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide levels, have risen over 90% since the 1970s, reaching a record high of 417.06 parts per million (ppm)
Written by: Aditya Hansoty On November 15, 2022, the global population officially reached 8 billion according to a projection from the United Nations. While it is unsure if November 15 is really the exact date the earth’s population reached 8 billion, as Patrick Gerland,
Written by: Erin Yoo Each morning, my dad would prepare a cup of coffee in his Thermos to take to work. It is a decades-old habit, as steady as the sun rising and setting, that he shares with billions of other people around the world
Written by: Colin Ward Climate change is undoubtedly among the most prominent issues facing humanity in the 21st century, as its effects appear to be potentially devastating and inevitable. Many different solutions have been attempted, such as reducing emissions and planting millions of trees,
Written by: Erin Yoo Its name comes from the “kobolds,” or underground sprites, that were believed to be the cause of poisonous fumes that German miners encountered while mining ore (The Chemistry, n.d.). Later, after miners and scientists realized that the magical creatures from local
Written by: Anisha Kolambe Since the arrival of the industrial era in the 18th century, pollution and climate have become matters of increasing concern. Although metals are naturally found on earth’s crust, anthropogenic (human-caused) activity has increased the concentrations of various heavy metals exposed
Written by: Erin Yoo In the United States alone, seventeen million families cannot afford to put food on the table each day (Pont, 2021). In fact, food security is a global problem that is becoming a bigger threat to human health and sustainable living every
By Dorrie Peters It is common knowledge that trash in the ocean is a significant problem, but often the vast complexity of this emergency is overlooked. As many know, there is an ominous “trash island,” often referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,