You’re sitting in your sixth period science class, attentively listening to your teacher’s instructions for an upcoming lab. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot one of your fellow classmates slouched over his textbook, looking as if he hasn’t slept in days. A wave of drowsiness sweeps over you and you let out a loud yawn. Why am I so tired? you ask yourself, I felt fine just a minute ago.

Creating an animal from a single uncut piece of paper is one of life's greatest simple pleasures. Few other activities are as rewarding in relation to their pevity and convenience as origami, with the classic crane holding the distinction of being the most widely recognized and adored creation of this art form.

Ever since the groundbreaking discovery that the universe is comprised of only 4.6% “normal” matter that we see and interact with everyday, scientists have been searching for an explanation as to where the other 94.6% of the matter is. This search for the missing matter in the universe has led to the theory of dark matter, a substance that does not interact directly with light or ordinary matter, making it extremely difficult to observe. In the Cold Dark Matter (CDM) theory, a small fraction of dark matter is said to consist of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs).

n 2005, domestic and wild birds in Asia fell sick, hemorrhaging to death within hours of the onset of symptoms. Alarmingly, the same disease began afflicting humans in the region, causing their lungs to fill with bloody fluid until they suffocated to death. This avian flu sparked global terror--with a 63% mortality rate, it had the potential to decimate the world’s population and kill up to 360 million people if it developed the ability to pass from human to human. Fortunately, eradication efforts were able to keep this catastrophe at bay.