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“Hungerstone” is a sapphic, gothic horror retelling of “Carmilla”. This book is meant to bring out the queer and sapphic elements of the original book that might have been repressed or misinterpreted during the time it was written.
“Hungerstone” (2025) by Kat Dunn is set during the late nineteenth century in England’s moorland. Dunn leaned into the theme of female desire to portray this new take on “Carmilla”.
The title “Hungerstone” is based on the old European practice of marking stones at the waterline during a drought. These marks typically came with the date and cryptic inscriptions like “if you see me, weep” to signify its dark history. These stones were only marked during extreme droughts that lead to famine and death throughout the land.
The Washington State Historical Society has a temporary exhibit that teaches kids about the connections between Washington state’s Constitution and America’s founding documents. They explore the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution.
This exhibit is meant to be an accessible and hands-on way to teach kids about our political history and how Washington played a part in its creation.
The Washington State Historical Society has a new exhibit on the history of Washington Southeast Asian refugees after the Vietnam war. This is a temporary exhibit at the museum that opened on Nov. 11, 2025 and closes July 12, 2026.
The exhibit “Our Voices” tells the stories of refugees from Southeast Asia and the people who worked with them. The overlook of the exhibit is how Washington opened up to refugees from countries such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Highline’s Running Start Club (RSC) hosted an Animal Crossing themed social event, Bells and Blooms, last Thursday. It was created for people to get to know others in the Highline community and build connections.
Hosted by the RSC, the event was staffed by volunteers, and students (both running-start and not) attended the event. Attendees were kept entertained by activities including coloring pages, bead necklaces, flower crowns, henna, and more.
Sharks in the Bahamas have tested positive for cocaine and other drugs. The increased tourism and urbanization has led to the contamination of saltwater climates, which in turn affects our animals.
Scientists caught 86 different sharks, spanning multiple species. They took blood samples from these sharks and tested them for 20 different kinds of substances. Around one third of the sharks tested positive for illicit substances.
There is a contender for a new world record holder for the fastest man alive. Gout Gout, an 18 year old Australian runner, broke Usain Bolt’s record from when he was 17 in the Senior Australian Championships.
Gout ran a 19.67 second 200 meter dash. This is faster than Usain Bolt’s time at 17 years old, who is the current world record holder for the 200 meter sprint. His time at age 17 was 19.93 seconds. Bolt never improved on his time while he was a teenager, but he set the world record when he was 22 years old.
New research has discovered an oral bacterium called Fusobacterium nucleatum can cause and exacerbate breast cancer. This bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to the breast tissue, where it mutates the cell’s DNA that causes the growth and spread of tumors.
Fusobacterium nucleatum, or Fn, is a type of oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease, or gum disease. Fn has previously been linked to other types of cancers, but this new research suggests that it can cause breast cancer as well.
A new study has revealed that marmosets call each other by name. They are the first non-human primate to exhibit this behavior.
Marmosets are a small western monkey that lives in South America. They are very social animals, living in social groups of three to 15 individuals. They are frequently called “finger monkeys” on social media, due to their small size.
Scientists have discovered a new way to help animal conservation. New research has discovered that Giant Panda connective tissue cells can be used to eventually create a lab grown embryo, which will help increase their vulnerable population.
Panda skin cells are being used to create specialized stem cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), that are able to be turned into gametes. These specialized cells, iPSCs, are able to transform into any of the three layers needed for embryonic development, endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm.
The first piloted flight in the Artemis program launched on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:24 PST. This mission will be the closest that humans have gotten to the moon in more than 50 years, and will mark the furthest humans will have traveled into space. The last manned mission to the moon was aboard NASA’s Apollo 17, in 1972.
However, unlike the Apollo 17 mission, this voyage will have the four astronauts travel around the moon, but not land there. This is a test launch of the Orion spacecraft meant to verify the ship’s life support systems. This is the stepping stone to future advancements leading us back to the moon and eventually to Mars.