Weird Science

Sleep Paralysis

Apr 13, 2020

By Rachel Cherney Have you ever woken up to see a shadow in your room, perhaps whispering your name? You do all you can to hide, but you can’t move – you’re paralyzed, and your breathing is so loud, the shadow is sure to find you. You try to scream, but you can’t. You’re completely […]

Gearing up all the way to the hair!

Sep 01, 2016

By Yitong Li It’s a given that most animals use their eyes and nose to forage, but did you know that some creatures can use electric fields to find food as well? The example we are gonna talk about today is the bumblebee. Interestingly, in addition to the visual and olfactory cues, bumblebees can also […]