Short stories tagged with Research
Listing 14 stories.
A woman investigates her brother's suspicious death in Antarctica and dwells on his wife's mysterious disappearance years ago.
An older Indian man recounts his story of "alien" encounters on Mars during Saturday tea.
After 300,000 teens and young adults commit mass suicide, a student pursuing their PhD investigates what caused the Year of Suicide, forcing them to relive their trauma and navigate the process of healing from so much death.
A research psychologist visits a peculiar asylum patient who recounts his life story. The patient warns the researcher about how obsession with the pursuit of knowledge can make one lose sight of their humanity until it is unsalvageable.
A South Asian woman harbors a deep fascination with the ocean. When she works with renegade scientists to track a blue whale, the woman and the whale form a deep bond.
In 1975, a meteor shower brings hundreds of invasive alien plant species to Earth, who quickly take hold of local ecosystems. A scientist grows up and grows old amid the fallout.
When a physics professor reaches the cusp of his greatest work, he pressures his friend into sharing research information and lands himself into trouble with the U.S. military.
A privileged young woman from New England falls in love with a practical Midwesterner, but can their love withstand the grief of losing a child?
An awkward Connecticut professor tries to cure his loneliness by dating tens of women, all to no avail.
A scientist travels across North America in search of a rare beetle, collecting stories along the way.