Sometimes new discoveries come wrapped in, well, not the most attractive packages. Behold, the aptly named naked mole-rat. The east African rodent probably won’t win any prizes for its cute…
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Celebrating SIU’s Saluki TRADITION, Saluki PRIDE and Saluki PROMISE for SIU’s 150thAnniversary, This Is SIU is publishing a monthly feature detailing the past, present and future of notable places, events…
Allison McMinn is the 2019 Lincoln Academy of Illinois student laureate for Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Chatham native will receive the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award during the annual…
Those hilariously serious nuclear age monster movies from the 1950s haven’t got anything on the latest discovery by a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Only his science is for…
Tornadoes, earthquakes and even the occasional inland hurricane or derecho, as it was called. All are foreseeable events that could take down portions of the communication grid when it’s needed…
When you think of pregnancy cravings, you might picture foods like pickles, chocolate, licorice, tacos or other random combinations. What you might not imagine is a pregnant mare being picky…
Suicide rates in the United States have been increasing over the last 20 years, with the disparity between rural and urban areas widening over time. Youth face some of the…
Domestic violence is an issue that involves too many families and individuals across the world. Every minute, an average of 20 people are involved in domestic violence in the United…
The phrase, “you are what you eat” is never more true than when it comes to eating fish. With 20,000 metric tons of rainbow trout produced in the U.S. in…
Since 2011, more than 37,000 people have died at the hands of the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram. Marked as one of the deadliest terror groups in the world, they…