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The Science Survey
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The Science Survey
This is the Zoo Center. Designed by Heins & LeFarge and built in 1908, it remains the centerpiece of the Bronx Zoo’s rich architecture and serves as a physical symbol of what the Zoo stands for. It currently houses Komodo Dragons and Southern White Rhinos. (Photo Credit: Ryan Schwark, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

A Miracle to Behold: The Bronx Zoo

Anthony Ortega, Staff Reporter
July 4, 2025
The walls of the Astor Place subway station between the East Village and NoHo in Manhattan are adorned with engraved beavers. The Astor family, for whom the station is named, made their fortune in the beaver fur trade. (Photo Credit: Gryffindor; cropped and perspective adjusted by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

A City Built on Beavers

Sidney Lin, Staff Reporter
July 4, 2025
Here are palm trees on a beach in Playa Del Carmen shad incoming visitors from the hot sun. Around the corner there is a small café featuring various Mexican cuisine and refreshing drinks. (Photo Credit: Irina Yulis; used by permission)

Playa Del Carmen Should Be Your Next Family Destination. Here’s Why.

Sasha White, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2025
Declawing is an inhumane procedure that permanently debilitates cats. In the words of Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian at the forefront of the anti-declawing movement, “They're chopping off toe bones and they say that it's fine if they do proper pain management, as if chopping off toe bones doesn't hurt for the rest of your life.” (Photo Credit:cloudzilla, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Inside New York State’s Historic Declawing Ban

Bethany Karlinsky, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2025
Here is a drawing of Passenger pigeons being shot out of the sky in Iowa by hunters. When they would fall out of the sky and onto the ground, hunters would use retriever dogs to bring the corpses over as they continued to shoot more and more pigeons. They would stop either when they ran out of bullets or the flock passed by. (Photo Credit: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated News (vol. XXV, no. 625, p. 8), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

From Billions to None: The Swooping Downfall of the Passenger Pigeon

Jasmin (Jazz) Sohi, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2025
The spotted lanternfly became one of the most recognizable invasive species in New York City due to the large swarms identified last year. After numerous reports from civilians and a collective effort to get rid of them, the SLF epidemic came to a close. (Photo Credit: Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Invasive Species Threat: A Closer Look at New York’s Ecological Invaders

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
June 20, 2024
Here is Ernest Hemingway holding one of his cats, circa 1954. (Photo Credit: Nordic Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Hemingway’s Cats in Key West

Stefan Bieniasz, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2024
Pictured is a rat as a work of graffiti. The most infamous rat, the brown rat, has been in America for over two centuries, and in such time, has also become a cultural symbol in New York City. (Photo Credit: Taton Moïse / Unsplash)

Rats 101: An Investigation Into a Cultural Mystery of New York City

Tammy Lam, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Kittens trigger serotonin and dopamine in people’s brains, making them more loveable to people.

Cuteness Overload: The Neurology and Psychology Behind ‘Cute Things’

Camille Chen, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
After her mission was announced to the public, Laika became a celebrity in the Soviet Union, appearing on products ranging from stamps to matchboxes.

Laika the Space Dog: The Ethics of Animal Experimentation

Grace Mao, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
Here is the view from the front of the ferry as it exits the Governors Island port. A pristine Manhattan skyline is in full view.

The Problem of Invasive Species on Governors Island: Protecting a New York Treasure

Sud Paul, Staff Reporter
January 1, 2023
The Amanita muscaria is a toxic mushroom of the same Amanita genus as the Deadly Dapperling, the Funeral Bell, and the Destroying Angel, and it is widely known as the mushroom in the Super Mario video game series.

Where Do the Toxins in Mushrooms Come From?

Ashley Lim, Staff Reporter
July 22, 2022
The snow leopard blends into his surroundings, inviting the prey come to him.

The Allure of Nature Documentaries: Conservation Through Storytelling

Nicole Zhou, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Here, Wilma and BamBam enjoy a carrot. Carrots are high in sugar, so guinea pigs can only be fed carrots twice a day.

A Profile of Bronx Science’s Animal Squad

Tiffany Wang, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2022
Migratory fish such as salmon swim through rivers in order to lay their eggs in calmer waters upstream.

The Origins of the Salmon Cannon and Its Pros and Cons

Khado Tsephel, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2022
A Tasmanian Devil smiles for the camera.

The Devil We Know and the One We Don’t: The Tasmanian Devil, Face Cancer, and a Strikingly Similar Future for Humans and Marsupials Alike

Marina Tiligadas, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2021
Cicadas range from 0.75 to 2.25 inches and emerge for up to 6 weeks during the summer months.

America’s Biggest Cicada Brood Emerges For The First Time In Seventeen Years

Nora Sissenich, Staff Reporter
June 22, 2021
Ice caps in the Arctic regions are gradually decreasing as global warming becomes a more concerning issue day by day. This has a direct impact upon Polar Bear populations.

An Analysis of the Pizzly Bear

Alvina Rahman, Staff Reporter
June 16, 2021
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