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…7 min read·Feb 10, 2022----
Nathan LaurenzButterflies & Humans: MigrationNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies): The largest and most diverse family of butterflies, located within the Lepidoptera order of…4 min read·Dec 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…6 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Jan 25, 2021----
Nathan LaurenzLight It UpAn incredibly short story inspired by the Major Lazer — Light It Up music video, with a specific focus on 1:49–1:51.1 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Apr 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…5 min read·Apr 2, 2020----