What it means to navigate a "post-truth" world "What is a woman?" "I don't know, I'm not a biologist." This is the scene that played out between Senator Marsha Blackburn and Supreme Court nominee...
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Eat, school, sleep deprivation-repeat
Recently, I purchased an alarm clock that wakes me up using light instead of noise. It increases the amount of light it shines over a 30 minute period ending during my set wake up time. After that,...
Cryptocurrency’s contribution to climate change
How the rise of crypto is harming the environment Combine the yearly energy consumption of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft-"mining" Bitcoin consumes more. Calculate the electricity expended...
Breaking Barriers
The art of being a woman in medicine "Medicine as a profession is relentless," said Dr. Angie Thompson, an obstetrician and gynecologist with OB Hospitalist Group and Mayo Clinic. "It is almost like...
Book a flight!
Is the commercialization of space travel worth the costs? On July 20, 1969, over 600 million people were glued to their television sets as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the...
The Ethics of De-Extinction
Five thousand years ago, the earth shook with the heavy footsteps of the animal we now know as the wooly mammoth. It peacefully roamed the land, foraging for brushlike food, which allowed such a...
Slideshow: Spring events 2021
From sports to prom to signing yearbooks, students enjoyed a return to near-normalcy during the last days of the...
Shooting for Mars
SpaceX has partially successful launch as the company makes steps toward interplanetary travel On December 8, 2020 in...
Covid vaccines become available
CDC approves multiple COVID-19 vaccines The Covid-19 pandemic has continued on and vaccines have been approved in...
From Baby Ducks to Toilet Paper: Stress Spending in a Pandemic
How COVID-19 has sparked a wave of impulse buying and hoarding "Quack!" Said Poppy and Mei Mei, senior Lily...
Building space projects and gardens during a pandemic
ISS team looks to tackle three projects this year Due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distance mandates, the...
ISS Update
Project returns to Earth after 3 months On April 6, the Minnehaha Academy International Space Station experiment...
The art of chocolate chip cookies
The art of chocolate chip cookies Learn how to make the cookies, using science Chocolate chip cookies: an American...
Full STEAM ahead
STEAM education works to place emphasis on the arts as well as science What is a new scientific discovery without a...
Mixing religion, politics with climate science
Katharine Hayhoe explains how political and religious views can shape understanding of climate change and the world...