Quest | Amanda Womac

New Elements

Research can have various forms of impact. Some discoveries shape the very nature of our existence. Others can be extremely important to the scientific community but barely ...Read More

Getting Under Your Skin

Warm summer evenings are often accented with the seemingly magical illumination of fireflies. While not the only species that glows, fireflies are perhaps the best-known ...Read More

Looking for Action

Love Canal became a national crisis in 1978 when rusting metal drums poked through the surface of an elementary school playground built on a former industrial dump site. The ...Read More

Examination Station

It started with an innocent sneeze in homeroom. By second period, the normally energetic seventh-grader was feeling a bit feverish. Now, as she shuffles into the lunchroom, ...Read More

Century of Cities

In his landmark 1984 book Biophilia, acclaimed biologist Edward O. Wilson defined the term biophilia as “the urge humans have to affiliate with other forms of life.” ...Read More

Numbers Expert

Scientists and researchers address many interesting and difficult challenges on a daily basis. Some look for solutions by applying simple observation techniques. Others ...Read More

Significant Slumber

Are you a morning lark or a night owl? Do you struggle to get out of bed? Is your sleep cycle erratic? Why are teenagers so hard to wake up? It’s all about rhythm. ...Read More

Experimental Education

Finding solutions to complex energy problems such as storage, sustainability, and the impacts of climate change is vital to the survival of our planet. But because these ...Read More

Instruments of Change

Illustrations by Larry Davis, Spallation Neutron Source, ORNL Jason Hayward wants to change the world. More specifically, he wants to revolutionize the surgical tools doctors ...Read More

The Science of Art

What do the US Constitution, your car insurance policy, and the human genome have in common? Each one can now be translated into a fabulous work of digital art. All it takes ...Read More