By Erika, age 15 Why do men have nipples? A short, but simple question. The simple answer is that the default setting in baby formation is female. The sex of a fetus isn’t determined until later in development, after nipples…
Category: Biology
The Biggest Organism
By Alexa, age 12 What is the biggest organism? You might say “That’s easy, the Blue Whale,” but is that really the biggest organism? Well, you might notice 2 things. First of all, I said biggest organism. That includes all…
Crazy Creatures: Gharials
By Alexa, age 12 Imagine you’re in a river, there’s a crocodile or alligator (you don’t know which) swimming towards you. As the creature approaches, you notice something unusual. This large reptile has a really long, narrow snout with a…
Museum Review: Unseen Oceans
By Erika, age 15 American Museum of Natural History has many permanent exhibits, but it also has a few temporary ones including its most recent one - Unseen Oceans, which opened in March. Organized by Curator of Ichthyology (fishes) John…
Don’t Save the White Tiger!
By Erika, age 14 Have you ever seen those campaigns that say you should help save the white tiger? Don't listen to them. You should not “save” the white tiger! Here's why: the white tiger is not a species, but…
Russian Tortoises
By Alexa, age 11 We have been taking care of 2 Russian tortoises for the past 5 weeks that we named Viktor and Yuri because they are Russian-sounding names who are also characters from an anime show. Viktor and Yuri are…
Digesting Tweets to Understand Obesity
By Samantha (KNE Intern) Obesity rates are rising across America and causing massive issues, ranging from health complications for the obesogenic population and financial issues for the nation, as healthcare costs skyrocket. One potential cause of the rising presence of…
Oklahoma Fossils
After driving for a couple of hours, crawling under a barbed wire fence, walking about a quarter of a mile through muddy, bee-infested ground, and stepping over cacti, there it was, Waurika Pond. This wasn't your average pond, of course. Waurika…
The Seychelles
By Alexa, age 11 Ever heard of the Seychelles? The answer should be yes, if you read the previous newsletter. The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands. What is an archipelago? It's simply a group of islands. This archipelago…
Sharks 2
By Erika, age 14 Sharks, the predators people fear due to lack of information about them. However, if you can pass your fear of death by shark, there are many cool things to learn about them. They are cartilaginous fish,…
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