Features 2024
Catching Ancient Stars Beyond Space and Time
Researchers at UCSC explore the early universe with the James Webb Space Telescope in search of the farthest galaxies humanity can ever find, Chiara Villanueva reports.
Mining for Answers
A mile underneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, physicists have scooped out a giant hole. What they put there may finally tell us why matter exists in the universe.
The Right to Water: An Unkept Promise
The Right to Water: An Unkept Promise Nitrates from large animal farms can seep into groundwater and harm communities residing nearby. Researchers have found that a program to reduce nitrates is failing to provide bottled water to residents at great risk of...
Scientists unravel the secret ‘switch’ that makes antibiotic-resistance bacteria go incognito
Scientists unravel the secret ‘switch’ that makes antibiotic-resistant bacteria go incognito Microbiologists are uncovering the mechanism that makes antibiotic-resistant bacteria undetectable by standard lab tests. Now, Kristel Tjandra reports on this...
Menstrual blood may be the key to better care for people with endometriosis
Menstrual blood may be the key to better care for people with endometriosis, and reducing the stigma around menstruation that has delayed women’s health research for decades, Gillian Dohrn reports.
Digital Native: How Indigenous scientists tackle COVID-19 and data sovereignty
The Native BioData Consortium, an Indigenous scientists’ organization, tackles data sovereignty with COVID-19 data through a $9million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Kali Dale, the project lead, details her path to becoming a scientist and what this project means for Indigenous communities, Eli Ramos reports.
Restoring the Caribbean’s natural defenses with federal funds:
Restoring the Caribbean’s natural defenses with federal funds An unprecedented designation opens up federal aid for coral reef restoration. Reported by Molly Herring. Illustrations by Evelyn Lam and Brynna Reilly. Illustration: Evelyn Lam Javier Soler adjusts his cap...
Tracking Quicksilver
The South Bay is full of mercury. A team of scientists wants to find it. Reported by Madeline Reinsel.
