Isabel KaininNU SciI Heart Science at the Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryBoston has a long and vibrant history of scientific achievement, a legacy celebrated by the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s…May 26, 2019May 26, 2019
Isabel KaininNU SciBlack Holes in a Bathtub? How Scientists are Using Water Vortices to Study Black HolesHow do you conduct a laboratory experiment when your subject can be as wide as 400 AU and as massive as ten billion suns? An international…Apr 2, 20191Apr 2, 20191
Isabel KaininNU SciReinventing the Möbius Strip: The Mesmerizing Twists of Möbius KaleidocyclesMost people are familiar with a möbius strip, literally a surface with a twist: a long continuous object with only one side. But what…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Isabel KaininNU SciWreaking HAVOC on VenusFor decades, Mars has been the planet in vogue: the possibility of exploration, even colonization, beyond the Earth system captured the…Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019
Isabel KaininNU SciThe Rosetta Stone of MathematicsMany people, beleaguered college students especially, can find it challenging to appreciate mathematics because of the way it’s presented…Aug 21, 20182Aug 21, 20182
Isabel KaininNU SciTesting the Waters of Glacial GeoengineeringAs Bostonians, rising sea levels are a familiar concern, with multiple reports projecting which neighborhoods will be underwater by 2050…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Isabel KaininNU SciSorry, Not Aliens: Boyajian’s Star Mystery SolvedMany kinds of stars, called variable stars, change in brightness, increasing and decreasing in luminosity over periods as long as years or…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Isabel KaininNU SciThe Singular Mind of Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking, a renowned cosmologist and celebrity scientist, passed away at age 76 on March 14, 2018, the 300th anniversary of…Jul 23, 2018Jul 23, 2018
Isabel KaininNU SciPlanet Spotting with TESSScientists studying exoplanets are about to take a step into the future with the launch of NASA’s newest darling, the Transiting Exoplanet…May 6, 2018May 6, 2018