Tag: Science
They closed the Science Centre before I could say goodbye
Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment News Culture Canada I have almost a half-century of memories of this place, which taught me everything from optical illusions [more…]
‘There’s no replacing it’: What Ontario Science Centre meant to community
Families and community members decried the loss of a beloved institution Sunday after the Ontario Science Centre abruptly and permanently shut its doors last week amid concerns [more…]
Mars Symphony Turns the Science of the Red Planet into Music
Explore The thundering of exploratory rockets, the eerie sounds of thin Martian winds, and the rumbles of seismic Marsquakes: These sounds gathered from the red [more…]
Tobacco-like plant engineered to pump out nutrients found in breast milk | Science
Scientists have genetically engineered a close relative of the tobacco plant to pump out nutrients found in human breast milk. The technology could pave the [more…]
Magic Died When Art and Science Split
Explore 1 Two hundred years ago girls were encouraged to study science, while boys were pushed toward classical languages. In college, Charles Darwin studied to [more…]
Making Fungi the Future of Leather with Science
Explore The following recipe comes with a twist. Take a ½ cup of whole wheat flour and add ½ teaspoon of malt extract, ¼ teaspoon [more…]
Groundbreaking AI heart attack scans could soon be rolled out across UK | Science
An artificial intelligence system that can identify people who are likely to suffer heart attacks up to 10 years in the future could soon be [more…]
Science Fiction Writer Ursula K. Le Guin Made Schrödinger’s Cat Famous
Explore The world’s most famous cat seems to be everywhere—and nowhere. It appears on cartoons, T-shirts, board games, puzzle boxes, and glow-in-the-dark coffee cups. There’s [more…]
32 unusual medical cases | Live Science
The human body continues to surprise doctors, who report meeting patients with rare conditions or unique abilities. In this list, we take a look at [more…]
Body lice may have spread plague more than thought, science suggests
Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the [more…]
