Music of the spheres
An international collaboration is shedding light, or rather radio frequencies, on the true shape of distant galaxies. Among those involved is the University of Manitoba’s…
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Death on the syllabus
Most students at the University of Manitoba wouldn’t consider death to be part of their curriculum. But for medical students, death is just that. In…
Notes from the Star Field
I travelled from Vienna to Jerusalem for the Space Generation Congress (SGC), held Oct. 8 to 10, and the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held Oct….
Vandana Shiva backs U of M fossil fuel divestment
The push to see the University of Manitoba divest its holdings in carbon-burning industries was put into a global context on Oct. 8 when renowned…
Canada’s supply management system imposes heavy burden on households, says report
On Oct. 5, 2015, after five days of intense negotiations, Canada agreed to a tentative trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) alongside 11 other…
Water, water, everywhere
Recently NASA announced that liquid water has been found on Mars. This water was discovered after analyzing streaks that appeared on slopes which disappeared in…
Science briefs: Helpful bugs
Brazilian wasp venom contains cancer-fighting toxins Recent studies on the Brazilian wasp Polybia palista reveal that the venom in their stingers contains what may one…
Telework
Telework, or remote working, is a steadily increasing trend in the workplace, with a 26 per cent increase in telework job postings in the U.S….
The discreet charm of the zebra finch
Human beings and zebra finches don’t seem likely to have much in common, but new studies show that we agree on at least one front:…
Notes from the Star Field
The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is a think tank organization for space policy, established by the European Space Agency Council and the Austrian Research…