
Microbiology Research in Extreme Environments

Appropriate Information
Schoolchildren seeking facts and figures online are often flustered by results they can’t comprehend.

Spinning Biomass into Gold
The challenges of turning plants into fuel while turning a profit on the leftovers.

Crafting Characters
A new biography highlights Alex Haley’s impact on American racial sensibilities.

Finding the Words
Using controlled experiments to explore the basic building blocks of language learning.

New Elements
The seventh row of the periodic table is now complete thanks to some very curious research.

Get in the Game
Active video games can be an entertaining way to get young children moving.

Art on the Edge
An undergraduate sculptor infuses his work with a touch of perpetual anxiety.

Guide Glass
Engineering intelligent “eyes” to aid those without sight.

Connecting the Dots
Early exposure to legal research builds a strong case for preparing law students to navigate realities of the profession.