science

Predicting the future

Don’t take my word for it, check out this list of some of world’s worst predictions, courtesy of theweek.com: “The growing gentleness of mankind will…





Bat out of Hell

New numbers show ‘white nose syndrome’ is killing bat populations at staggering rate


Science briefs

Moss at the centre of ice-age?; $4-million donation to the University of Manitoba’s engineering faculty; No one suspects…the butterfly


local news briefs

U of M opens new biology labs The University of Manitoba celebrated the completion of renovations to two major facilities in the faculty of science…


CWB versus Canada

On Jan. 18 Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Shane Perlmutter reserved his decision on whether to grant eight former directors of the Canadian Wheat Board…


Dream weaver

Dreams are a peculiar aspect of the human mind, and the scientific study of dreaming — oneirology — seeks to illuminate this phenomena. Reported in…


Oh the humanities!

On display in the Engineering Building’s atrium at the University of Manitoba is quite possibly the future of Northern shipping. Taking up a large proportion…