Author: Lola Chan
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Ancient Fish, Modern Foundations: How Coelacanth Fish Reshape Architecture
In the grand battle of mass extinction, many species didn’t stand a chance, with creatures like the wooly mammoth, saber tooth tiger, and dinosaurs, all slowly becoming victims to time. To this day, many of these creatures still remain widely unknown, leaving their physiology and behavioural nature as a mystery. Yet despite the passing years, one species…
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What Does Aerospace Engineering and Napkin Folding Have in Common?
In the realm of fine dining, the napkin swan plated in front of you may seem like a simple creation, but crafted within its edges lies the secret to effective and efficient space travel beyond its artistry folding. In any origami construction, there lies thousands of complex geometric structures and patterns that borrow mathematical algorithms…
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The Evolution of Robots and Their Secret to Smelling Good
Love may be in the air on Valentine’s day, but sweat, urine, and other secreted bodily fluids fill the other 364 days of the year. Best known to increase attraction and alter moods, ‘ectohormone’ refers to the intraspecific chemicals that affect the activity of other individuals through the expulsion of biofluids (Doty, 2014). Since discovery,…
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From Comic to Crime: The Deadliest Supervillain
Beyond a supervillain in a DC comic, Toxicodendron radicans (Gillis, 1971), better known as poison ivy, acts as the infamous culprit behind many hives, redness, and rashes. Commonly found along heavily wooded forests and wetlands, this distinguishable plant is considered “early successional” which means it prospers in areas with activity and thrives in disturbance opposed…
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From Comic to Crime: The Deadliest Supervillain
Beyond a supervillain in a DC comic, Toxicodendron radicans (Gillis, 1971), better known as poison ivy, acts as the infamous culprit behind many hives, redness, and rashes. Commonly found along heavily wooded forests and wetlands, this distinguishable plant is considered “early successional”, which means it prospers in areas with activity and thrives in disturbance opposed…
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The Underwater Symphony
The best musicians also happen to be the largest. Growing from 13 to 16 meters in length and weighing in at 36 metric tons (Clapham, 2000), humpback whales are notorious for their large size, but despite their appearance, these mammals produce wavelengths that are responsible for the ocean’s most alluring and intricate sounds. Situated at…