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Unseen Science (UNC Endeavors | Jan. 21, 2020)

January 21, 2020

Sometimes the most powerful things in life are those we can’t see. Atoms. Oxygen. Love. Radio waves. Faith. And the internet. What appears in your web browser is just the top layer of the sprawling, invisible tangle of pathways and protocols that makes a worldwide network of electronic … Read more

The Timber Chronicles ( UNC Endeavors | Jan. 16, 2020)

January 16, 2020

On a shelf in Erika Wise’s office sits a foot-long specimen, only about half a centimeter in width. Marked by alternating shades of rich amber and sepia, this unassuming sample is a tree core and contains about 300 years-worth of … Read more

Blue-Green Algae Produce Methane (The Scientist | Jan. 15, 2020)

January 15, 2020

ABOVE: A colony of cyanobacteria from Lake Stechlin PROF HANS-PETER GROSSART. Cyanobacteria are found in almost all aquatic and terrestrial environments on Earth and, through photosynthesis, supply a large portion of the planet’s oxygen. According to a study published in … Read more