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LISTEN | Full interview with Erin McCallum: Quirks and Quarks9:21Scientists are exposing fish to cocaine — what happened next won’t surprise you Atlantic salmon in Sweden are getting high off cocaine. And they are getting the drug from an unlikely source: scientists. “It does sound a little bit absurd to …
Read More »Mobile brain scans sound like science fiction. But they’re now helping more Canadian patients
When Dave Evans underwent surgery to remove a pituitary gland tumour last October, his surgical team worked within an area roughly the size of a thumbnail. In that tiny space near the base of Evans’s brain, neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Duggal and other clinicians at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) …
Read More »It’s rocket science: St. Lawrence rocket launch delayed days due to weather
NordSpace is preparing to launch its six-metre tall Taiga rocket in St. Lawrence, N.L. (Peter Cowan/CBC) Houston, I think we have a problem. It’s Newfoundland’s weather. NordSpace was set to launch its rocket in St. Lawrence, located on the Burin Peninsula, on Monday but poor weather conditions have repeatedly stalled the …
Read More »How Democrats and Republicans use science differently to shape policy
New research shows U.S. policymakers are relying on science more than ever — but that’s where the common ground ends. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the data that shows how Republicans and Democrats use science differently to shape their policies. News Source link
Read More »Top scientists pen letter calling for end to ‘assault on U.S. science’
As It Happens7:17Top scientists pen letter calling for end to ‘assault on U.S. science’ Nearly 2,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists have signed an open letter calling for an end to what they describe as the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” The letter, written by 13 scientists from disciplines …
Read More »By 6, kids think boys are better than girls at computer science. These programs aim to change that
During lunch recess at Arnott Charlton Public School in Brampton, Ont., girls tinker with coding small, colourful LED lights-and-circuits kits or compose music on laptop computers. A laughing trio of fourth graders fine-tunes a small wheeled vehicle with an extendable arm as they “rescue” a duck. They’re engaged and having …
Read More »New parasite named after retired University of Lethbridge professor – Lethbridge
While out searching for snails, a University of Lethbridge undergraduate student stumbled across a scientific breakthrough that has now been given the name of a retired professor. Molly Tilley says she was on the hunt for parasites commonly found in snails when she made a fantastic discovery. “(I) kind of …
Read More »‘A really exciting find’: 83M-year-old shark tooth unearthed in Manitoba – Winnipeg
A first-of-its-kind prehistoric shark tooth is on display in Manitoba — 83 million years after the shark in question patrolled local waters. The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Man., says the tooth belonged to a requiem shark, at a time when the province — like much of North America …
Read More »Science centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 6:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition. It …
Read More »Northern Hail Project researching intense Calgary storm
By Meghan Cobb Global News Posted August 8, 2024 9:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A team of researchers from Western University are in Calgary this week gathering data from the hailstorm that hit the city on Monday. The Northern Hail Project is …
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