Gwen Rakestraw

"Infuriatingly humble zombie maven. Extreme twitter enthusiast. Hipster-friendly food buff."

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  New US ivory regulations mark a victory in the fight to save elephants

  Setting an example for the world in the fight to save elephants, the United States has finalized...

  Gwen Rakestraw December 28, 2018
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  Good Books to Read for College Students

  Several times I have been asked by students about what books to read, as many are not...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 26, 2017
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  How Caffeine Affects the Body Clock

  Coffee, tea, and other caffeinated drinks can make a person feel more awake and alert, but new...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 25, 2017
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  Complications of Brain Manipulations

  Acute manipulations of specific brain regions can have strikingly different effects than permanent lesions of the same...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 25, 2017
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  Chimps Share Microbes When Socializing

  Social interactions play a leading role in determining the content of the chimpanzee microbiome, suggests a study...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 25, 2017
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  Good Prank Calls You Can Make to Your Friends and Laugh Heartily

  You do not need to restrict yourself to April fools’ day to play a practical joke on...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 25, 2017
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  Making Sense of the Narwhal Tusk

  The function of the single, spiraling tusk of the narwhal, a marine mammal that lives in the...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 4, 2017
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  New ID for Dingoes

  Dingoes, often thought of as wild dogs, are actually their own group of predator, scientists proclaimed in...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 4, 2017
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  The Whale That Quacked

  A quacking sound whose source was a mystery for decades now has an identity: the voice of...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 4, 2017
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  Confused Bird Compasses

  Electromagnetic “noise” from human development may confuse the internal compasses of migratory birds, according to a study...

  Gwen Rakestraw April 4, 2017