Science Blog: Donna Strickland—the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in physics
Earlier this month, Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics, making her the third woman and first Canadian woman to ever receive...
Science Blog: Hellmouth or funnel tunnel—the science behind tornadoes
Last Friday kicked off a whirlwind weekend here in Ottawa, and I’m not talking about Buffy getting axed from Netflix.
First, there was a moose...
Science Blog: #dearMoon—allowing space to inspire art
The countdown clock hits t-minus 10 seconds until liftoff. The crowd falls silent. Three seconds to go.
The serenity of the Florida evening is...
Science Blog: The scoop on raw versus pasteurized milk
We pour it in our coffee, gulp it down with cookies, and consume copious amounts of its cheesy byproducts. For many of us, milk...
Science blog: The human microbiome—where bacteria are our friends
Do you know how many human cells make up a fully grown adult body? Approximately 37.2 trillion.
Twelve zeros—an amount that I can’t really...
