Highlights
Photosynthesis: Mysterious Quantum Mechanics
Photosynthesis is both a widespread biological process and a universal household name. Nearly everyone knows photosynthesis as the process where plants convert sunlight into usable chemical energy. What secondary school doesn’t teach about photosynthesis is the strange and messy quantum dimension underneath this familiar process. Decoding the mystery to how plants achieve near-perfect energy efficiency…
How Python Programming Protects Endangered Snow Leopards
With around 5,000 individuals left, snow leopards were at risk of extinction in the wild. Referred to as the “ghost of the mountains”, snow leopards can camouflage amid their rocky habitats incredibly well, almost too much so. For years, the Snow Leopard Trust relied on cameras and people to monitor leopard activity. Specifically, in camera…
Marine Medicine – Deep-Sea Research and Biotech Breakthroughs
Scientists have mapped more of Mars and the Moon than Earth’s deep sea. In fact, only 0.001% of the deep ocean floor has been explored. The ocean remains a vast, untapped reservoir for biological discovery. First, what makes deep sea organisms unique? Organisms living in the deep ocean must adapt to extreme conditions, including high…
