by Dr. Cory Franklin and Dr. Robert Weinstein William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even the past.” He meant that events from the past can […]
Tag: science
Mammoths resurrected?
Dominating the headlines in both the categories of “Science” and “What the …?” is the news that a $15 million infusion into genetics research might just give us the first […]
What makes ice slippery?
When I first learned how to ice skate, my teacher taught us to do fishies with our feet. We would have the heels of our feet touching, then we would […]
How did Crater Lake get so deep?
I got the chance to visit the beautiful Crater Lake during my vacation on the West Coast. The sight was truly breathtaking, the water was clear and clean and amazingly […]
Faculty receive $125,000 to tap into water research issues
WVU Today Four West Virginia University researchers will take strategic approaches to studying the Mountain State’s vast water resources from aquatic life to the economic effects of environmental restoration and […]
Bubbling to the Surface
WVU Today As alternative energy sources have become necessary to decrease global carbon emissions and meet growing energy demands, researchers at West Virginia University had ideas that came bubbling to […]
Summer Immersion Experience
WVU Today Before the start of the fall semester, several new West Virginia University students are already asking research questions and trying to answer them with guidance from WVU scientists […]
Why I’m lighter under water
My family and I went to Cheat Lake last week, where we went swimming at the lakeside. My younger brother (who is 5-foot-7) gave my dad (who is 5-foot-11) a […]
Mystery of the black hole
When I first learned about black holes, I was 7 or 8 years old. They scared me so much that I genuinely thought a black hole would come and suck […]
Bridging the Gap
WVU Today In 2014, around 10,000 gallons of a coal-washing chemical called MCHM spilled into the Elk River near Charleston, affecting 30,000 residents in nine counties. Two years later, floods […]
