Author: Troy Lin

  • The Amazing Microbe Secretly Devouring Our Plastic Waste

    The plastic water bottle you drank from years ago will exist in some form long after you, your children, and your grandchildren are gone. These plastic bottles are made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which takes an awfully long time to decompose. At first, breaking down PET with microbes didn’t seem practical because scientists thought only…

  • Why We Smell the World Differently: Biology, Memory, and Culture

    Durian is a fruit commonly known for being so pungent and repulsive that it may induce nausea or vomiting; however, the odour may be pleasant, sweet and tropical to others. Olfactory or the sense of smell is the most influential of all the five senses, as it can deeply connect with emotions and memories. This…