
This week in stem
The world runs on science, at the Lumberjack we’re bringing you the top stories every week.

The world runs on science, at the Lumberjack we’re bringing you the top stories every week.

By Claire Roth Wildlife – Ants, fungus, and Radiohead Though the subjects of ants, fungus, and the rock band Radiohead are all normally unrelated, the discovery of a new ant species created a connecting thread between all three. The species

By Claire Roth Technology – Samsung steps up In the age of technological personal helpers, such as the voice-controlled Alexa and the iPhone-dwelling Siri, the electronic appliance and smart technology company Samsung has stepped up to the plate with their

By Claire Roth Astronomy – Electric sands Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted experiments to come to the conclusion that the windy conditions of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, have the ability to electrically charge the sands covering the

By Claire Roth Wildlife – New Colombian bird species Twenty-five years after its initial sighting, the Tatama Tapaculo has been been identified as a new species. The Tatama Tapaculo resides in the rainforests of the Western Andes in Colombia and

By Claire Roth Physiology – Understanding our desires Scientists from the United Kingdom recently were awarded with “The Brain Prize” by Denmark’s Lundbeck Foundation for their research on what it is in our brains that makes us enjoy things in

By Claire Roth Astronomy – Deep space beats Today’s music seems to be getting more and more space-age, but scientists recently came across the cause of a sound that really is out of this world. Around 10 years ago, astronomers