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WARNING, MAY CAUSE SIDE-EFFECTS: NANOPARTICLES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

If you watch television at all, you’ve seen advertisements suggesting that some new medicine is the best remedy for a particular disease. In stark contrast

‘BLUEPRINT’ VACCINES: THE NEXT-GENERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST EMERGING INFECTIONS

In the 1790s, smallpox infection was a serious threat to public health. Many died, and those who survived were frequently disfigured with body-covering scars. As

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE NORTH CASCADES

I woke freezing like a popsicle inside my 20ºF sleeping bag. Yes, it is typically cold at high altitude, but usually this bag keeps me

MISS MUFFET, MICROBES & MOZZARELLA

As of now, I’m two-thirds of the way toward one of my life goals: making (and eating) an entirely homegrown Caprese. Popular in Italian-American eateries,

CUPPING THERAPY: HOT TREND OR HOAX?

The Rio 2016 Olympiad opened with a bang Friday night. Over opening weekend, though, the gymnasts and swimmers of Team USA brought more than just

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO’S THE BLUEST OF THEM ALL?

I recently helped polish silver for a fancy dinner party. While I rubbed purple-gray paste over the tines of the forks, feeling a little like

NATURE’S MYSTERIES: FROG FREEZE & THAW

Spring is here. In the forests of the Midwest, frogs are waking from their hibernation. Many of these frogs, including the spring peeper (Pseudaris crucifer)