Many of the world’s greatest scientific breakthroughs happened in laboratories, but every so often, curious discoveries are fueled by chance. A recent example of such a discovery — caterpillars who...

"One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college,” according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Such statistics may seem unbelievable to some, but to survivors...

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand on Nov. 14, with the small, coastal town of Kaikoura receiving the maximum, highly destructive release of energy, affecting both residents...

On November 19, Dr. Renee Sparks, a professor of geology at Calvin, will bring us the moon. Through a program administered by NASA’s Lunar Collection, museums are able to apply for short-term loans...

Since early childhood, Jake’s grandfather Abe regaled him with fantastical tales of his adolescence spent battling massive, tentacled monsters and living at “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,”...

The journal of the American Society of Microbiology has released a report claiming that the notion of the ‘five-second rule,’ a popular idea that food remains mostly germ-free in the first five seconds...

A new study published in “Current Biology” reveals that giraffes should be separated into four different species, not one, as was previously thought. Currently, giraffes are all considered members...

A new study published in “Science” reveals that the greater the size of a sea creature, the greater the chances are of it becoming extinct. As one might expect, human action, especially fishing, is...

On Sept. 13, Apple experienced a huge release, with both iOS 10 and macOS Sierra becoming available for download.   During the first hour of the release, a number of users experienced temporarily bricked...

Due to rapid and excessive melting, the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers on the South Island of New Zealand are now closed to hikers, ending a century-old traditional trek. Located on the west coast and...

The world’s deepest known blue hole has been discovered near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.   Chinese locals have dubbed it the Dragon Hole, and at a depth of 987 feet (300.89 meters),...

On April 17, a group of 20 Calvin students set out for Washington, D.C. to attend Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) and to tell legislators what they thought about key issues. EAD is an annual gathering...