The Science Hub: Spitzer Space Telescope, the Yaravirus
Thomas Weldele and Naomi Schmitt
May 1, 2020
Spitzer Space Telescope retired NASA has officially retired the Spitzer Space Telescope. The Spitzer Space Telescope viewed the universe in the infrared spectrum, discovering parts of the universe that are not visible to more conventional telescopes that rely on visible light, such as the Hubble Tele...
The Invisible Anarchist: The Coronavirus, and what you need to know
Zen Li, Writer
March 19, 2020
In Dec. of 2017, the city of Ventura wore face masks to protect themselves from the destruction of the Thomas Fire. Three years later, the world would don masks yet again in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus a global pandemic and there h...
The Science Hub: fish in the Congo River, Betelgeuse, new treatment for anxiety
Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
January 20, 2020
Fish in the Congo Over a decade before research on the river was presented at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union this winter, an unknown species of pale and blind fish were found dead in the Lower Congo River. Scientists would occasionally find a species of cichlid washed up with decom...
The Science Hub: Fall Edition
Thomas Weldele, Andrew Lee, and Naomi Schmitt
November 28, 2019
Leaves changing colors Every year, in the fall, trees change from their normal green to a brilliant display of red, yellow and orange. Though this change may seem magical, the reasoning behind it is simple: the end of daylight savings and colder temperatures. Once the length of daylight shortens and ...
The Science Hub: research on death, new dwarf planet, U.S. to leave Paris climate accord
Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
November 9, 2019
New research on the nature of death They say the brain is the most important organ in your body—according to the brain. The brain has such a big ego, in fact, that it is incapable of acknowledging its own mortality. Researchers at Israel's Bar Ilan University monitored the brains of subjects shown a series...
The Science Hub: social media study, Nobel Prizes, firefighting foam contamination
Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
October 30, 2019
Stop demonizing screen time and start getting more sleepy time A talking point we have all heard by now is that social media and phones are rupturing the social fabric and making people, especially young people, more depressed and disconnected. To explore this connection, England’s Department of...
The Science Hub: California water levels, Momias de Guanajuato, Starship
Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Jimena Perez
October 10, 2019
Average Water Levels in California After a rain-filled winter, courtesy of numerous atmospheric rivers, California is sitting above an average amount of water for this time of year at a large majority of lakes, especially compared to last year. Throughout the entirety of the state, water levels are 128% ...
The Science Hub: vaping related illness, benefits of GMOs, failed Indian moon landing
Thomas Weldele and Naomi Schmitt
September 11, 2019
The Science Hub is back with more science-based news, this time with a section by guest writer, Avidh Bavkar '20. The Vape Problem Six deaths, over 480 cases of a mysterious illness, stretching across 39 states; vaping stands at the center of it all. Since the first death recorded in Illinois on...
The Science Hub: telescope controversy, amazon rainforest fires, northern white rhinos
Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Matthew Godfrey
August 28, 2019
The Science Hub returns after a summer hiatus for more science news, including a section by guest writer, Matthew Godfrey. Telescope Controversy From submerged base to summit, Mauna Kea stands taller than even Everest; isolated in the Pacific, sheltered from light pollution, and trademark Hawaiian skie...
The Science Hub: kilogram redefined, effects of skipping breakfast, sails in space
Thomas Weldele, Rachel Chang, and Jonathan Soriano
June 9, 2019
The change in the kilogram that didn't change anything The kilogram, for the majority of one’s life, was defined by a mass of platinum-iridium that was officially declared one kilogram. That kilogram, known as Le Grand K, was stored in a controlled environment in Paris. Seven identical platinum-iri...
The Science Hub: a study on dementia, aftereffects of measles, Schrodinger’s art
Thomas Weldele, Rachel Chang, and Jonathan Soriano
May 22, 2019
A study on dementia A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) detailed that there are roughly 50 million people in the world with dementia and around 10 million cases additionally per year. The majority of those come from low or middle income countries. All of these cases have a cost. In the U.S. alone, 818...
Weather 101: Storm Watch
Thomas Weldele, Writer
May 19, 2019
Nature is now liberally giving what it once had taken from California. Especially throughout this winter, California has received an enormous amount of rain, even more so when considering the drought that the state is recovering from. And the rain isn’t stopping yet. Due to a series of atmospher...
Bova quintuplets take the internet by swish
July 31, 2020
Jane Napora to join counseling department in place of Debbie Freeman
July 31, 2020
Ventura Unified to move to online education until January 2021
July 28, 2020
The 2010s: A momentous decade in LGBTQ+ pop music
June 30, 2020
June 17, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: Three small brushfires erupt in Ventura County
June 10, 2020