by Tyler Porter | Aug 25, 2017 | Health and Human Body
The timeline of the human condition is simple. We live in the womb for 9 months, grow up to be infants and teenagers, transition into adulthood, and then we pass away. Everybody knows this is the pathway of our lives. In Canada, the average time this all takes (life...
by Justine Jackson-Ricketts | Jul 6, 2017 | Life and Evolution
Perhaps you have heard someone say that humans evolved from chimpanzees. But chimpanzees are still around. So how do you explain that? If this evolution idea is true, how are our ancestral species still alive? The simple answer is that we did not evolve from...
by Madison Kacir | May 31, 2017 | Physics and Tech
Renowned physicist Frank Wilczek is bringing science fiction to life with his proposal and creation of time crystals. At first glance, this seems like something you would read in a cheesy science fiction novel. But time crystals have taken physics to a new level! ...
by Justine Jackson-Ricketts | May 24, 2017 | Life and Evolution
We’ve been raised to believe that we’re safe from the world’s past illnesses. Such dangers as smallpox and the bubonic plague are a relic of a bygone era. Well, “Not so fast,” say researchers studying permafrost in Siberia. According to Dr. Jean-Michel Claverie of...
by Justine Jackson-Ricketts, infographic by Nowreen Priyanka | May 19, 2017 | Infographics, Life and Evolution
Jellyfish. This word conjures up an image of a translucent jelly blob that pulsates around the ocean, stinging people. They don’t look particularly resilient. In fact, adult jellyfish usually don’t live more than a few months. But jellyfish fossils date back 505...