Gallery for May 2019

Nicole Adamson|May 22, 2019

Every issue, Veritas aims to capture the beauty of science in images of the seemingly mundane. Here’s our gallery for the May 2019 issue.

About the Writer

Nicole Adamson, Editor-in-Chief

Nicole Adamson (class of '19) is Co-Editor-in-Chief for Veritas. Aside from her interest in using journalism to spread truth through storytelling, Nicole...

Gallery for February 2019

California newts have multiple defenses against predators. Their skin secretes a neurotoxin and they can regenerate limbs and organs. Like frogs, their life begins as a tadpole before they mature.

Gallery for October 2018

Succulent leaves have a waxy coating covering the outside of the leaf called the cuticle. Also, the swollen leaf shape efficiently packs higher volume into a smaller surface area. This prevents moisture from evaporating, which helps the plant maintain homeostasis. The spiral leaf arrangement funnels moisture down towards the roots under the center of the plant.

Gallery for May 2018

BANSKIA PLANTS are native to Australia and provide an important source of nectar to a variety of birds, rats, and bats.

Gallery for February 2018

Volume 2 Issue 3

Student Researchers

Generative machine learning Franklin Wang, Class of 2022, has spent the past couple years exploring generative machine learning models, which attem...

Prosthetic Progress

The Prosthetics Lab at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital is a stark contrast to the surrounding building. Outside the doors of the lab, ordinary...

Crossing the Line

Amid the dust being kicked up by the runners, John Tayeri, senior captain of the cross-country team, emerges over the crest of the hill, tri...

Among the places future chemistry teacher Michael Mishali traveled the past two years is Timna Park in Southern Israel. “I’ve been to lots of wonderful places but my top spots aren’t really determined by the place so much as the people,” wrote Mishali. Photo by Eliza Uster, Mishali’s friend and travel companion

Faculty Updates

The gathered clear glass wrapped around the purple center is lifted into the gloryhole. The glass taken out of the main furnace must be kept hot in order to retain its malleability. (Photo by Kaitlyn Khoe)