Articles by Maggie Romuld
Maggie Romuld
Save the Caribou, Save the Planet?
Could managing the grazing habits of a northern species help cool the planet?
An Experimental Journey to the Center of the Earth Yields Clues to Make-up of Planet’s Core
Japanese scientists believe Silicon should be added to the list of major elements in the Earth’s core.
Hummingbird Brains are Uniquely Wired to Process Motion
As if hummingbirds weren’t fascinating enough.
That Christmas Tree Smell Just Got a Lot More Interesting
Visible progress in the quest to produce bioplastics from renewable resources.
Student Project Captures Images of the Earth’s Curvature
A high-altitude weather balloon flight filmed beautiful near-space images while successfully testing tracking systems.
Baby Steps in the Quest to Melt Fat
New study tips the scale in the fight between brown fat and white fat.
In a year that saw hundreds of new species discovered, how does one pick the top 10?
Reef Fish Added to List of Species With an Internal Compass
Baby reef fish are the latest in a long line of species shown to possess an internal magnetic sense.
A wide range of creatures have adapted to counter the adverse effects of extreme winter temperatures by undergoing physiological and biochemical changes.
Think you know a lot about snow? Maybe you do, but you probably don’t know as much as the people at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Everyone’s talking about the Polar Vortex this week, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for the wildlife outside our windows. But should we?
A Drilling Rig Named Thor is About to Make History
It’s taken sixteen years, but a collaboration between scientists, industry, and the government of Iceland is on the verge of a major milestone.
Oldest Water on Earth Found Deep Within the Canadian Shield
University of Toronto scientists one up themselves by finding 2 billion-year-old water, half a kilometer deeper than the 1.5 billion-year-old stuff.
Astrophysicists can now explore weather systems on distant planets orbiting other suns.
Back to the Future
Can old-school virus treatments save us from antibiotic resistance?