50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2020  

Humans Make Wild Animals Less Wary

Share this on WhatsApp Wild animals are equipped with a variety of techniques to avoid becoming lunch for a bigger, toothier animal. The most well-known methods include the classic “fight” and “flight,” as well as “freeze”. A team of researchers wondered how proximity to people might impact those survival strategies. “We often see that animals […]

Why So Many Young People Hate STEM Courses

Share this on WhatsApp Ever since I can remember, I was constantly asking questions. My parents called me “Miss Inquisity” because of it. I was that quirky kid on the playground who played with butterflies and spied for ladybugs. After I came home from school, I binged How It’s Made on the Science Channel. Oh, […]

FEMA Report Warned of Pandemic Vulnerability Months before COVID-19

Share this on WhatsApp The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned last year that a pandemic caused by a novel strain of influenza would cripple the country‘s response capabilities by driving millions of people into overwhelmed hospitals. The report, which was written before the new coronavirus first surfaced in China, offered these prescient predictions: The deluge […]