The Background The You Should Know From the 14th March, 2025 to the 2nd August, 2025, I was in Costa Rica as a Sea Turtle and Wildlife Conservation Intern. As part of my internship, I participated in 12 km (~7.4 miles) beach walks at night and in the early morning. At night we searched forContinue reading “A Turtley Awesome Story”
Author Archives: Courtney Holly
Madagascar: Land Of Lemurs And So Much More!
I went to Madagascar! If you are unsure where Madagascar is, it is the large island off the east coast of Africa. It is actually the fourth largest island in the world. After 1. Greenland, 2. New Guinea, and 3. Borneo. If you are thinking, “But isn’t Australia bigger than all of those?” Yes, itContinue reading “Madagascar: Land Of Lemurs And So Much More!”
The Story of My “Art”
If any of you have ever gone to graduate school, you know it can be stressful and all time consuming; between being a full-time student, a full-time researcher, a part-time teacher (if you’re on a teaching assistantship), while still finding some time to sleep and eat. Maybe on the occasional Friday you find a coupleContinue reading “The Story of My “Art””
The Train West
Introduction It’s been a whole year since I last posted, whoops! Exploding head emoji. Anyway, earlier this year I entered a fiction short story writing competition through NYC Midnight. On the first day of the competition at midnight New York time the competition starts and each participant is given three prompts they must include inContinue reading “The Train West”
Women In STEM: Alice Augusta Ball (The Cure for Leprosy)
STEM STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Today’s Woman in STEM mainly worked in the Science category. Introduction Our fourth Woman in STEM is Alice Augusta Ball (July 24th, 1892 – December 31st, 1916). She was a Black American scientist who discovered the first cure for leprosy. Early Life Alice Augusta Ball wasContinue reading “Women In STEM: Alice Augusta Ball (The Cure for Leprosy)”
Women In STEM: Inge Lehmann (Journey to the Middle of the Earth)
STEM STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Today’s Woman in STEM mainly worked in the Science and Mathematics categories. Introduction Our third Woman in STEM is Inge Lehmann (May 13th, 1888 – February 21st, 1993). She was a Danish mathematician and seismologist that discovered that there is a solid inner core layer ofContinue reading “Women In STEM: Inge Lehmann (Journey to the Middle of the Earth)”
Women In STEM: Ynés Mexía (The Botanist of the Americas)
STEM STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Today’s Woman in STEM mainly worked in the Science category. Introduction March is Women’s History month so even more of a reason to celebrate the female trailblazers in STEM. Our second Woman in STEM that we will learn about is Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (May 24Continue reading “Women In STEM: Ynés Mexía (The Botanist of the Americas)”
Women In STEM: Mary Anning (The Mother of Paleontology)
STEM STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Today’s Woman in STEM mainly worked in the Science category. Introduction The first woman in STEM we will learn about is Mary Anning: she is also known as the Mother of Paleontology. Most of the knowledge and skills she had was taught to her by herContinue reading “Women In STEM: Mary Anning (The Mother of Paleontology)”
Women In STEM: The Scientists
Women in Science and their groundbreaking work.
Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?
Winter is coming, what happens to the animals that have no fur and can’t produce their own body heat? Frogs and other amphibians fit in this category. Frogs are ectothermic, which means that they can’t produce their own body heat. Some people refer to them as cold-blooded, but this is inaccurate. Since frogs can’t produceContinue reading “Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?”
Courtney The Frogologist 