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Photos by: SPECTRUM Photographer, Yona Al-Tahir Water molecules in a single snowflake can only fit together in a way that creates a six-sided crystal of ice. Just look under a microscope! Snow storm or blizzard? Certain criteria must be met for a storm to officially be considered a blizzard. For a blizzard to be reported, winds must blow 56 km per hour and the snowfall must reduce visibility to less… Read More »The Science Behind Snow

Featuring Photos taken by SPECTRUM Photographers Yona Al-Tahir and Gail Teope Did you know that the start of Autumn is defined by the equinox, around September 22nd? Equinox occurs twice yearly in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the point when day and night are around the same length as determined by the Earth’s orbit around the sun. Photo by: Gail Teope Chlorophyll is the chemical responsible for the green pigment we… Read More »Fast Facts about Autumn

By: Cole Reynolds                                      Water Resources Management is an issue that requires collaboration; biologists, geologists, chemists, agriculturalists, and locals all need to work together and share information between each other for the common goal of making drinking water clean and accessible. In the past, however, information was fragmented between different organizations, such as governments,… Read More »Scientific Co-operation in Water Resource Management

Infographic by: Jiawei Xia   Lecture hall photo (article icon) was taken by Yona Al-Tahir