Molly Sharlach cut her science chops studying bacterial spot disease of tomato at the University of California, Berkeley. Now she writes about innovative therapies, threatened ecosystems and insect architects as a graduate student in science communication at UC Santa Cruz. See more of her work at www.mollysharlach.net.
Computer Models Help Unravel Mystery of Puebloans’ Disappearance
Remember playing "The Oregon Trail" computer game in middle school? As a pioneer leading your family westward in a covered wagon, you hunted virtual deer, rabbits and bison--but not too many.
To Patch a Visual Gap, Turn that Text Around
Reader, be proud. Youre a perceptual expert. As you read, your eyes alternately focus and move along each line of text in a seamless sequence honed over years of practice.