Written by: Kiara Korten It is as though I am constantly finding out some new, amazing facts about the complexities and intelligence of the natural world around me. For instance, legumes have the remarkable ability to fix nitrogen, ants and aphids share a mutualistic relationship, fungi are more closely related…
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Remembering Robert Frost by Emily Cantor
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life — It goes on.” —Robert Frost Today marks the 142nd birthday of the American poet Robert Lee Frost. Though Frost is most famous for his depictions of rural New England life, he was actually born in San Francisco….
Ten Cool Things From Nature for Your Literary Inspiration
Welcome to the week before finals, UConn. I’m betting that plenty of us fall into the category of “having no free time to recreationally read and write” these days. I could give you a list of books you should read and movies you should watch, but at this point, I’m…