El Niño: The End of or a Pause in the California Drought? 
California’s rainy season generally starts in early March and lasts until late October, but for the past four years it seems as though we have […]
Category: SCIENCE & TECH
Fracking Side-Effects Endanger Local Populations
Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique in which a rock is fractured by a hydraulically pressurized liquid that consists of water, sand and chemicals. This […]
Hawaii: The New Mars
Ever wonder what life on Mars is like? Well, scientists who are about to participate in the longest study yet, eight months, at the Hawaii […]
Update: Who is Responsible for the 2014 Ebola Outbreak?
Since the article “Who is Responsible for the 2014 Ebola Outbreak?” published in the Paper Tiger on October 30, 2014, the Ebola outbreak has slowed […]
Proposed Pebble Mine Threatens Alaskan Environment
The debate over Alaska’s natural resources has recently come to a head over the proposed Pebble Mine. The mine could threaten miles of pristine watershed […]
Bobsleds, Shiba Inus, and the Wacky Economics of Dogecoin
Cryptocurrencies” are defined as a digital medium of exchange. Since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009, a massive wave of digital currencies has flooded the […]
Cheap Kits Make Programming Accessible for Kids
Boasting four kilobytes of RAM and a $666.66 price tag (roughly $2,750 in 2014 dollars, adjusted for inflation), the Apple-I home computer went on sale in […]
The Costs and Benefits of Drones
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), better known as drones, are coming to an airport near you. Widely known for their use by the United States military […]
Video Game Violence
As far as controversial modern technology goes, video games reside near the top of the list. Video games that sell apply to a market that […]
The Sort-of-Homecoming of Tech Manufacturing
Is tech manufacturing returning to the United States? In a world where almost everything is made in China, being made in the U.S. carries some […]
