Introduction Years ago, an image of what seems like pink paste went viral on many social media platforms. Supposedly, this “pink slime” is the famous McDonald’s McNugget. Although McDonald’s cleared up the misunderstanding, claiming theyContinue reading
Category: Science
How Healthy is Vaping Really?
There was a young 18-year-old woman that started vaping. Previously to her vaping, she was completely healthy, but after three weeks of her vaping, she developed this nasty cough. This cough was something a littleContinue reading
The Clone Wars: Is cloning unethical?
Imagine a futuristic, post apocalyptic world where you live in a compound and are told that the outside world has been contaminated. Everyday someone wins the lottery, which supposedly brings them to a paradise thatContinue reading
Our Wilderness is bound for tragedy: water pollution
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine you are in a place where you can experience the serene, unbothered beauty of nature. A place where the trees meet the sky and the colors of the dark green and bright blue harshlyContinue reading
Is Water Wet?
Social Media Many people have taken to their devices to debate the topic and share their opinions on whether or not they think water is wet. Teens go back and forth on the subject andContinue reading
Rethink Vaccines
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you were a patient waiting for your name to be called on December 28th, 2012 you may have heard a blood curdling scream coming from behind the patient doors. That scream was my sister.Continue reading
Vaccinations are Definitely Worth a Shot
In the movie, The Box, a couple receives a box, if they press the button in the box someone dies, but they get a million dollars. The family in this movie is struggling financially andContinue reading
Animal Testing: A Curable Plague on the Beauty Industry but an Irreplaceable Process for Medical Research
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsulin, makeup, and transplant surgery. All very important aspects of society today, whether it keeps people alive or is a part of their culture. But they all have exactly one thing in common: they wereContinue reading
The World May Be Evil, But Are Humans?
During the Holocaust millions of Jews killed by the German government while an entire country looked on, doing nothing to help, nothing to stop the atrocity that was happening. Other world powers fought a warContinue reading
The Realities of Global Warming
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]looding, wildfires, severe weather, extinct species, and a lot less fresh water. Starting 11 years from now. Seems like a long time right? Not when it comes to Earth undergoing drastic changes. These changes areContinue reading
Think Twice Before You Spray That Bee’s Nest
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he fascinating honey making process starts when worker bees leave the hive to collect nectar from flowers. The crazy thing is bees visit hundreds of flowers in a single trip just to fill a tinyContinue reading
Living in a Bathtub: The Truth Behind Orcas in Captivity
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]rca whales are fascinating, social creatures that are incredibly skilled predators. They hunt on a variety of sea life, though humans are not a part of their natural diet. Though, for some reason, encountersContinue reading
Intelligent Design? Not in my School: The ongoing fight of teaching Intelligent Design/Creationism in biology class.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ark 16:15 “and He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” This is one of many bible verses telling christians to go out and spread god’s word,Continue reading
The Beren “stein” Bears Only Exist in Your Mind: The Truth Behind the Mandela Effect
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the phrase “mirror, mirror on the wall” is never stated. It’s actually “magic mirror on the wall.” The Berenstein Bears don’t exist; It has always been The BerenstainContinue reading
Empire State of Mind: How Music Positively Impacts the Human Brain
Henry, a 94 year old man living in a nursing home, has suffered from dementia for the last ten years of his life. He sits in his chair with his head down and only speaksContinue reading
The Most Dangerous Technology You’ve Never Heard Of
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Danish engineer Peter Laurits Jensen invented the loudspeaker in December of 1915, it revolutionized the way we listen to music. However, no one could have predicted who would benefit the most from Jensen’s invention:Continue reading
I’m Melting, The Harsh Realities of Climate Change
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine your house burnt down. Completely obliterating everything you love and own just because of a mistake you did not even notice you were making. Alison is a single mom who lives in Colorado andContinue reading
Animals’ Paws-itive Effect On Our Society: Why Animal Testing Is Good
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nimals are pretty chill. With their strong sense of smell, detection dogs are used to help find drugs, contraband, blood, etc. which helps the police keep us safe. Sea lions that are trained to monitorContinue reading
Animals Have Feelings Too: How Captivity Affects Animals
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Christmas eve in 1982 a polar bear was born. Her name was Zara. Zara was born at a zoo in Germany. Less than 3 years after she was born Zara would be sold awayContinue reading
How Children are REALLY Developing Autism and how it has Nothing to do with Vaccines
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he scariest thing Ally Edwards-Lasenby has ever done was drive her dying son to a hospital because she was told the ambulance would be too slow. Cameron was 13 ½ years old when he contractedContinue reading
Euthanization, Only for Pets or for People Too?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Heather married Nigel, she would have never imagined that she would be the one to commit his murder. Heather was placed on bail for murder when she placed a pillow over his mouth afterContinue reading
If you want to stick it in, stick it in
In January of 2012 Char, a single mother of four, noticed something about her body slightly abnormal. She would have odd bleeding whenever she would participate in sexual intercourse. For months she would put asideContinue reading
Live More With Less?
Two guys with six-figure jobs, luxury cars and oversized houses with rooms upon rooms in “need” of things. Sounds like the American dream, huh? How about this? They worked 70-80 hours each week just to buyContinue reading
Astrology is Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus
Recently the television show Unsolved Mysteries did an astrological study about serial killers. A well-known astrologist, Carolyn Reynolds, was given four astrological charts of four serial killers but the twist was that she did not knowContinue reading
To Give or to Not Give- Donate Your Life
Donation After Death Beep…..Beep….Beeeeeeeeep. “Time of death 17:38.” Your patient now rests lifeless in the bed with warm, viable organs aching to carry out their functions. The Pathologist arrives to take the body from the roomContinue reading
Why Do We Dream What We Dream?
During the night around 2 a.m., Rebekah Armstrong awoke to a loud noise coming from outside. She discovered that her husband, Ian Armstrong, wasn’t in bed with her, so she went outside to investigate. OnceContinue reading
Why Animal Testing is Abuse
How would you feel? Imagine humans having to be stuck inside a small contraption with a feeding tube down their throat. Getting forced to drink bleach, while you were squirming, fighting the pain. After thisContinue reading
GMOs: Fact or Fiction?
Image from Pexels About 85 percent of corn in the U.S. is genetically modified. Soy is the most heavily genetically modified food in America. Genetically modified squash and zucchini can be found in twoContinue reading
Easy to Gain Hard to Lose
One of the heaviest people in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch who was born in 1941 and died in 1983. Minnoch had suffered from obesity since he was a kid. He was 6 feet and 1 inchContinue reading
Martin Shkreli Dindu Nuffin
Post by SamB. Featured Image by NEPA Scene Most people who know who Martin Shkreli is also hate him. He gained national criticism when he raised the price of life saving drug Daraprim from $13.50Continue reading
Trying to Understand an Elephant when You’re a Mouse
Post by MelainaA, Featured image by pixabay In the movie, Fluke, a father dies in a car crash, and wakes up as a golden retriever puppy who has flashes of memories from his humanContinue reading
Who Needs Sleep When We Have Coffee?
Photo by: David Mao on Pexels It was a regular day when a woman was going to get her morning coffee. She pulled up into the drive thru and ordered her coffee, though she was appalledContinue reading
The Sweet Seduction of Swearing
Featured Image from Wikipedia and edited by Me Fuck. That probably bothers you. Why though? It’s a combination of four letters, so tell me why do four measly letters cause you so much grief. Is itContinue reading
Get Down to Brass Tacks with the Brassiness of Philosophy
Post by Kami B. Feature image by Brian Hillegas “Close up of the Thinker” Philosophy is inescapable. It is one’s integrated view of existence. One thing every human being has in common is a philosophyContinue reading