Mobile Eye Tracking: How Decisions Affect Your Emotional State

The majority of young adults dread old age, not only due to the health issues associated with it, but because they know it brings them ever closer to the terrifying concept of death. This public stigma has resulted in a…

Climate Change Is Affecting Our Seafood, Too

By Maya Gilchrist, Environmental Science, 2018

It is no surprise that climate change is at the forefront of today’s most pressing issues, concerning scientists and policymakers alike. Recently, approximately 400,000 people…

iChip Isn’t Off the Same Old Block

By Jen Obrigewitch, Biology, 2017

You’ve been sick for days and midterms are coming up, so you drag yourself to health services. The doctor comes in and shoves medical instruments in your ears, mouth, and nose before deciding that you have an…

A Better Sense of Our Place in Space

By Megan Wassick, Undeclared, 2018

Where in the universe are we?

…well, yes, we’re in Massachusetts. But think bigger than that: beyond the United States or even North America or the Earth. Earth is in the Solar…

Egg-cellence in Research

By Nilufar Nasirova, Biochemistry, 2018

Cancer is one of the most deadly groups of diseases, taking away millions of lives every year. In 2012 the number of patients diagnosed with cancer worldwide was over 14 million. The World Health Organization, or WHO…

Wifi Goes Viral

Computer scientists at the University of Liverpool have engineered a virus like no other. Known as “Chameleon,” the computer virus is designed to spread airborne through wireless connection networks and is as swift as the common cold.

The Science of the Forgotten Dream

By Naomi Stapleton, Psychology, 2016

Picture the scene: You burst through the door for your 8 a.m. class, just in time. You feel the relief wash over you — but no, that’s not relief. That prickling, trickling feeling is sweat. With a shock…