It’s a scorcher out there: Last month tied for hottest September on record
Last month is tied with September, 2005 for the hottest September on record, according to data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) at the…
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Can I get some eggs to go with that sperm? Stem cell research one step closer to ending infertility
Infertility is a serious issue affecting both men and women worldwide. There are alternative methods for infertile individuals to have children, such as adoption, gamete…
XL Foods recalls beef after 11 cases of E. coli appear across Canada
Canada has experienced one of the largest beef recalls of its history. XL Foods, a beef-processing factory that exports to over 20 countries, has been…
Corvids and causal reasoning: Further evidence of higher-level cognitive processing in crows
Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at…
Open access is a red herring: Have academic journals lost their value?
The entire field of particle physics is going to switch to open-access publishing within the next few years, making almost all new research available for…
Science briefs: The fear factor and chocolate abuse
Study shows fear can be erased from brain A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has shined light on the emotions involved with fear…
Not your father’s Oldsmobile: The present, past, and future of self-driving cars
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the state of California signed a bill into law that will allow self-driving cars on California roadways. It sounds like science…
The good and the bad: A profile of Canadian non-profit Bad Science Watch
I care about science. I am fascinated by its attempt to systematically weigh evidence and weed out bias, ever striving to reach successively closer approximations…
Higgs Boson update: What you missed over the summer
This year has been an exciting time in the field of particle physics. A few months ago, scientists in China measured theta-13, a previously unknown…
Science briefs: Coronavirus, open-access particle physics, worm brains manipulated by lasers
New coronavirus emerges Public health officials are wary as news of a new type of coronavirus emerges. The discovery of the virus was announced on…