Farewell, Haber Bosch! – A New, Cleaner Way to Create Fertilizers (More Interesting Than You’d Think!)

Every day, billions of people depend on a century-old chemical reaction to create a large part of the world’s food supply: combining nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas to create ammonia, and down the line, fertilizers. But this seemingly innocent reaction has a dark side. It devours a whopping 1% of the world’s entire energy supply […]



Not all repellents are equal โ€“ hereโ€™s how to avoid mosquito bites this summer

A group of Anopheles mosquitoes taking a blood meal in an experiment conducted by the New Mexico State University Molecular Vector Physiology Lab. Hansen MVP lab Immo A. Hansen, New Mexico State University and Hailey A. Luker, New Mexico State University Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United […]



The Creation of Seasons: Unveiling the Influence of Earth’s Orbit and Rotation

The Sun’s light on Earth varies throughout the year, creating different seasons. In this video, watch the Earth orbit the Sun, spinning like a tilted top. This rotation alters the angle of sunlight, leading to the diverse seasons we experience. Observe how sunlight at different times of the year impacts the productivity of life on […]