By Roxanne Lee Staff Writer Disease inflicts massive economic and human costs across the globe, and despite years of preparation, the response to such crises can leave much to be desired. Previously unknown diseases, upon appearing for the first time, have the potential to inflict even worse damage than those that researchers have had the…
By Helen Ruhlin Staff Writer Recently a friend asked me, “So what do you think about all this bitcoin stuff?” Cue nervous sweating and incoherent mumbles. As I not-so-casually attempted to change the subject through awkward laughs and a sudden need to use the bathroom, I realized I knew diddly-squat about bitcoin. So just what…
Hannah Green Staff Writer In recent months, news of rising waters and tropical storms overwhelmed western flood barriers as well as news channels. But in Cape Town, South Africa, water is in short supply. Cape Town is expected to become the first major world city to run out of water. The crisis was officially classified…
By Kaydee Donohoo Staff Writer We often picture the universe as galaxies upon galaxies stretching beyond a size we can even conceptualize. However, increasingly powerful technology allows us to locate better visualize distant celestial bodies, even those outside the reaches of our Milky Way. Recently, the University of Oklahoma discovered a cluster of planets 3.8…
By Roxanne Lee Staff Writer Some of the worst wildfires in California’s history occurred in 2017, with 500,000 acres in the state burning this past fall. The Thomas fire burned over 281,000 acres in Southern California’s Ventura and Santa Barbara counties starting Dec. 4, and was just contained on Jan. 12. The danger did not…
