Not all meteorites are created equal. The most common sort are chondrites. Chondrites are stony meteorites which compose approximately 80 percent … More
Author: Deborah Baremberg
[Photo] The trials of a baby star
Do you want to be a star? Well, you’ll have a bit of work to do. First, you start as … More
[Photo] El collar del hierro, The ferro-necklace
Ferrofluids are nifty stuff. A fluid which can become strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field, they create … More
[Photo] Rim wildfire in yosemite
The Yosemite National Park has become the site of a massive wildfire. One of California’s largest wildfires in history, it … More
[Photo] Antartica’s blood falls
Discovered in 1911 by explorer Griffith Taylor, Antarctica’s Blood Falls are a unique and fascinating natural phenomenon. The distinctive red … More
Finding a way: Picking & switching majors 101
Picking a major is one of the most defining short-term decisions we university students can make. After all, when we … More
Q&A with freezing-rain researcher Sophie Splawinski
Sophie Splawinski is an MSURJ contributor studying in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at McGill. Her research into … More
