science

According to current research, the Grolier Codex, a Mayan book written approximately 900 years ago and widely considered to be fake until recently, has been proven genuine. This makes the codex the oldest surviving...

In an unusual line of action, the United Nations General Assembly will gather later this month in New York to discuss the recent mass prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria. This phenomenon is also known as...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun handing out rebates after its recent legal battle with Lumosity, the “brain training” game that claimed it could “train core cognitive abilities.” The last time the Manitoban covered...

In June of this year, the Canadian Space Agency made a rare announcement: they are currently looking to fill two vacant positions of Canadian astronauts. Qualified candidates are those who are Canadian citizens or residents of...

It’s August, and the countdown to the beginning of a new school year has started. If the prospect of going back has got you scrambling to make the most of your last month, fear not:...

Meet Stefi A. Baum and Christopher O’Dea. Baum is the dean of the faculty of science as well as a professor in the physics and astronomy department, while O’Dea is a professor in the...

Is the pursuit of perfection necessary? The glass squid seems to suggest otherwise. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that squids in the genus Galiteuthis use their own imperfection as a means of...