Have a Drink: Ethanol Helps Crop Plants Survive Drought and Heat
Recent studies show that pre-treating soil with ethanol enhances crop plants’ drought and heat tolerance — without genetic modification.
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Carolyn Bernhardt
- Aug 9, 2022
- 13 min
Cross-Pollinating for the Collective
For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.
Jess Turner
- Jul 16, 2022
- 4 min
Perspective: Saving Sapelo Island's Legacy from Sinking
But it is necessary to put research into context to understand how past events are shaping the island’s future – land, life, and people.
Rose Schnabel
- Jun 28, 2022
- 6 min
Might, Maybe, Must: The Evolution of Certainty in COVID-19 Reporting
COVID-19 reporting is a clear example of how rhetoric can deeply change a reader’s perception of scientific fact.
Chrysanthi Blithikioti
- Mar 12, 2022
- 6 min
Perspective: Patching My Patch-Clamping
What could we have possibly done to make the gods of patch-clamp so angry?
Sheeva Azma
- Feb 24, 2022
- 6 min
科學寫作是值得又有意義的職業，只是它來的比我想像的久
如何將我的寫作技巧應用在科學專業確實讓我摸不著頭緒。對我來說，科學和寫作似乎是兩個不同的世界。
Jack Rabe
- Feb 15, 2022
- 10 min
To See Caribou With Two Eyes
Natural experiments, hypothesis testing, fiercely detailed observations — all are characteristic of both ways of knowing.
Ebony Gunwhy
- Feb 3, 2022
- 8 min
When Hubris Leads to Scientific Fraud
Not being able to take criticism well can damage the integrity of research – particularly if it motivates scientific misconduct.
Fayth Tan
- Oct 14, 2021
- 7 min
Perspective: No More Free Kelp in Northern California
But none of us alive today will probably ever know the ultimate fate of our world. Our efforts are all we have.
Katrina Miller
- Oct 4, 2021
- 8 min
Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?
That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.
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