CuriosiTEA Journal Club 

Student summary by Jayden Ahn Original Source: ALVARO A, DOGONEWS, JUNE 18, 2025 https://www.dogonews.com/2025/6/18/runaway-pet-zebra-in-tennessee-finally-caught Abstract Background: A zebra nicknamed Ed, who had just arrived in Tennessee, escaped the community in early June. After the zebra escaped, it took searchers about a week before they finally recovered him in Tennessee. Objective: T

Student summary by Audrey Kim Original Source: Catherine Morris, WorldAtlas, June 6, 2025. https://www.worldatlas.com/animals/discover-the-shrimp-that-fires-sun-hot-bubbles.html Image created by Audrey Kim Abstract Background: Pistol shrimps use their strong, quick claw to form a bubble underwater that can injure or kill their prey. A snap of a pistol shrimp can reach up to 210 decibels, about as loud as a gunshot, and the heat of the water bubble is similar to the surface

Student summary by Olivia Hwang Original Source: Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times, March 4th 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/science/hummingbirds-living-in-a-hive-found-for-the-first-time.html Image created by Olivia Hwang Abstract Background: In the high mountains of Ecuador, ornithologist and birding guide Gustavo Canas-Valle discovered a cave containing a group of Chimborazo hillstar hummingbirds — a shocking sight, as humming