The Pipettepen – Page 15 – Exposing Graduate Students and Post-Docs to Science Writing

Archaeologists are turning to 3D modeling as a way to study, share, and protect our cultural heritage.

Fungal leather has recently emerged as a promising alternative to animal-derived and plastic-based leather. This technology warrants further exploration due to its improved sustainability and upcycled production process compared with traditional and synthetic leathers.

How can just four different chains be combined in over one trillion different ways?

Some of the oldest trees in the world can be found here in North Carolina. A bald cypress on the Black River is estimated to be at least 2,624 years old!

Light: we see it every day in buildings, outside, and on our screens. In fact, seeing things at all is just light going into your eyeballs. It’s often taken for…

Machine learning has influenced several facets of our lives, from how we conduct research to even how we listen to music. In this post, let’s explore how machine learning is changing the way we listen to and even compose music.

A poem on the prolific and iconic natural historian, Sir David Attenborough.

Emphasizing the importance of nutrition in fighting COVID

Conservatives and liberals offer differing views on the causes of racial inequality. What does the experimental evidence say?

New science on Venus’s atmosphere may inspire new missions to explore “Earth’s Sister”, but did you know that probes landed on Venus’s surface in the 1970’s?

Making this one change could help reduce your risk for major diseases.

What is meditation? And is it actually scientifically proven to work?

Science and art may seem like two opposing fields, but some of the best scientists in the world are artists and some of the best artists in the world are scientists.

Citizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!

Climate change will reduce our ability to reliably get inexpensive, healthy, and plentiful food. Our actions today will determine how we eat in the future.

Ever wonder why Azula’s flames are blue? Read my detailed explanation that was inspired by scientifically inaccurate assignments of flame colors.

Bringing attention to the issue of overfishing, specifically the determent of sharking finning.

STEM students seem to be turning out to vote less than their politically engaged peers. Let’s break down what this means.