Politics: the final frontier
NASA has been all over the map for the past few years — cancelling one program only to start another, only to be later cancelled…
Miguel Yetman
Will you pass the cancer sniff test?
Cancer is a devastating disease that will most likely touch your family in one way or another. It is also somewhat preventable according to the…
Science briefs
New semiconductor It may not be graphene that revolutionizes transistors after all, according to an article in the Nature Nanotechnology journal, reports physorg.com. Molybdenite, a…
Stay sharp
As the body ages, cells are gradually replaced less and less frequently, and organs, such as the brain, actually begin to shrink. But did you…
Science briefs
Rise and fall of societies A recent paper published in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s journal Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History details a…
Freezing without destroying
Have you ever pondered being frozen? Being completely solidified or chilled has become a meme used throughout film pop culture. Most often, people remember Arnold…
Can you pass me my external E. coli drive?
If you think you’ve joined the ranks and have become a fellow data hoarder with your stash of several external hard drives and possess the…
Let’s talk about sex
Many Canadians of a variety of ages can associate late night sex-related programming with none other than the world-renowned sex educator Sue Johanson, host of…
Science briefs
The ultimate hangover cure! Science has provided us with the ultimate cure for hangovers. A hangover can occur when doses of ethanol (large or small)…
Science Briefs
Underwater cloak renders objects invisible to sonar “We are not talking about science fiction. We are talking about controlling sound waves by bending and twisting…