If you have ever taken a stroll along University Place in the fall, you may have noticed dark red seed pods littering the sidewalk. No, these are not mutant string beans from a Northwestern biology lab; the pods are the fruit of Gymnocladus dioicus, also known as the Kentucky Coffeetree.
Read MoreJonathan Zhao highlights the some of the cutest animals here on Northwestern’s campus: the bunny. Follow our furry friends through the seasons and learn more about our campus's wildlife.
Read MoreGenerally, plants sit still and metabolize sunlight, with some exceptions. Animals move around and eat food, with some exceptions. What if a creature could do parts of both? Max Bennett researches these multi-talented creatures that he has dubbed “plantimals”.
Read MoreWinter is behind us, yet the feeling of walking home in the snow remain. Check out this beautiful poem by Emma Belanger in her new column, To Fly, To Swim, To Be.
Read MoreA minute of quiet in a loud, shouting world. Check out ION’s newest poetry column,To Fly, To Swim, To Be, by Emma Belanger.
Read MoreWyatt Mosiman and Stephen Watkins shed light on possibly overlooked flora and fauna on campus. In their debut column, read about a tree that has survived an atomic blast and a critter that may evict other animals from their nests.
Read MoreWhat is the relationship between women and the natural world? Is there a connection between the exploitation and degradation of the environment and the subordination and oppression of women? In her fascinating article, Emma Belanger explores the intersections between gender and ecology, and what it means to be a female environmentalist today.
Read MoreThe animal tracks run parallel to the shore, up about a hundred feet, in between the dune-grasses of soft Carolina sand. I glance back. My own footprints leave vague blobs in the hot powder. No one would be able to distinguish my footprints as human, size 8 ½, female.
Read MoreWhat do meerkats, elephants, orang-utans and octopuses have in common? In Emma Belanger’s newest creative non-fiction piece, learn about what makes mothers - animal and human ones alike - so special, and why the maternal instinct is both so strong and universal.
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