Nathan LaurenzAmerica’s Prison ProblemThe United States of America has had an explosion of prisoners in the past 50 years. Currently, America is home to around 5% of the total…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Nathan LaurenzButterflies & Humans: MigrationNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies): The largest and most diverse family of butterflies, located within the Lepidoptera order of…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Nathan LaurenzGifts of the Earth: Foraging 101One crisp October morning, while making my daily trek from my bed to the Ag Quad when I spotted two softball-sized grey-brown spheres…Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021
Nathan LaurenzDivergent BiographiesAllen was not a man who fainted in life. Fainting was for those of a more feminine deposition. All his life he had avoided fainting and…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Nathan LaurenzLight It UpAn incredibly short story inspired by the Major Lazer — Light It Up music video, with a specific focus on 1:49–1:51.Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Nathan LaurenzYour next quarantine activity? The ancient art of Worm CharmingWith a splash the hook vanished beneath the water! An excited 11-year-old waited on the shore clenching his fishing pole, muscles tensed…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Nathan LaurenzThe Christmas Lichen & its Mysterious KinThis unassuming splotch of color is a lichen, specifically Cryptothecia rubrocincta. Although it may not look like much, lichens are…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Nathan LaurenzSave the world: eat a bugMy tinder bio reads “People who can’t tell the difference between entomology and etymology bug me in ways I can’t even put in words”. This…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020