Climate Giant

Climate Giant

By Gabe Lareau You’d be hard pressed to find any international climate treaties, agreements, or legislation not influenced by the work of University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Donald J. Wuebbles — the result of an entire career dedicated to climate science and...
A Murder of Crows

A Murder of Crows

By Lily Reynolds   Chaos. That is the best word I could use to describe it. Bird feeders filled to the brim with seeds sat in between the nets that we set up to capture and band the migratory birds for research. One after another, a bird, flying toward the feeder...
Death Knell for the Dead Sea?

Death Knell for the Dead Sea?

By Laila Ismail Located between Jordan, Palestine, and Israel, the tiffany blue water of the Dead Sea glimmers beneath the beaming sun, illuminating the white salt formations rising along the shore. The shimmering salt overtakes the beaches and reaches the smooth...
A Bug’s Life

A Bug’s Life

By Momo Wang   When I was a teenager, maybe 15 or 16 years old, I was sitting on the couch in the living room when I saw a ladybug run across the corner of a table. The sight filled me with a sudden and strong sense of horror. The ladybug was tottering madly...