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The Switching of Earth’s Magnetic Poles

By Xavier Lam Here's a fun fact: The Earth's magnetic poles have switched places many times before. This means that if you looked at a compass, North would be South and vice versa. The Earth's Continue Reading

Top 10 Pixar Animated Movies

I went to Science World during winter break to see the Science Behind Pixar Exhibition, and I got to say that it really reminds me of how much I love these movies. So I thought it would be fun to make Continue Reading

What is a Lunar Eclipse?

In reality the science behind the epic lunar eclipses, that occurs 2-4 times a year, is simple. A lunar eclipse happens when a full Moon passes directly behind the Earth. Therefore the Earth's shadow Continue Reading

Affine Ciphers in Java

In the January 15th session of Future Science Leaders, we learned about affine ciphers. Affine ciphers are a simple example of encryption that can be easily deciphered by computers. Affine Continue Reading

One of the Longest Running Scientific Studies

We all hope that science is advancing at a fast rate. Occasionally the nature of what we are studying requires that our studies take a long time - a very long time. Such a long time in fact that all Continue Reading

Chocolate Milk: Is it good for you?

I tried chocolate milk for the first time just a while ago, and I've been obsessed with it ever since. However, there has been lots of concerns about how it can negatively affect human's health. I Continue Reading

How Do Fireworks… Work?

By Amanda C. Lee People all around the world ring in the new year with a wide variety of festive celebrations, often including fireworks! Even if you don’t go see the show, you can probably hear the Continue Reading

Immunotherapy: The Future of Cancer Treatment

By Xavier Lam In the past, many people diagnosed with cancer would face bleak futures with little to no successful treatment options. However, the recent growth of research in immunotherapy has Continue Reading

Killing Bacteria with a Virus: Phages

What are Bacteriophages? Bacteriophages, also known as phages, were discovered by Frederick Twort in the early 20th century. Initially phages were used to treat only diseases such as cholera due to Continue Reading

Northern White Rhinos: All is Not Lost

By Maia Poon On March 19th, 2018, the world’s last male northern white rhinoceros died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Sudan, the 45-year-old rhino, had been gravely ill for days. He was Continue Reading

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