Space station for sale
NASA has plans to eventually hand over the International Space Station to a commercial entity in the mid-2020s.
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Canadian Space Agency seeks two new astronauts
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…
Science in the summer
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…
U of M astronomers at the centre of black hole discovery
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…
The uncertain future of antibiotics
A major problem today is the prospect of antibiotic resistance. With growing cases of superbugs appearing and the difficulty associated with creating new antibiotics and…
Science Rendezvous to take place at Fort Garry campus
On May 7, the University of Manitoba will be bustling with scientific wonder and excitement as Science Rendezvous takes over the campus. Science Rendezvous is…
Health and lifestyle apps for students
With only a month left in this semester midterms have been written, GPAs are being cemented, and studying for finals procrastinated on. It may be…
The Internet of things
You wake up this morning, head through your apartment door and without having to do anything your car responds to your impending arrival and starts,…
Male birth control is coming
Researchers working on a contraceptive pill for men have come closer to a final product, according to scientists in a report published by the University…
Happy birthday David Suzuki
World-renowned Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki celebrates his 80th birthday this week. In his decades working as an academic, public broadcaster, and science communicator, Suzuki has…