Field pansies from a ‘resurrected’ lineage monitored during this study. Credit: © Samson Acoca-Pidolle Scientists at the CNRS and the University of Montpellier have discovered that flowering plants growing in farmland are increasingly doing without insect pollinators. As reproduction becomes more difficult for them in an environment depleted of pollinating insects, the plants are evolving … Read more
When Ottawa residents watch National Capital Commission crews working on the ice on the iconic Rideau Canal, they know winter is coming. On Tuesday, the NCC put out an alert for residents to keep off the ice, as winter is not quite here yet. “Winter is almost here, but not quite yet and the public … Read more
Superstrings may exist in 11 dimensions at once. Credit: National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli String theory found its origins in an attempt to understand the nascent experiments revealing the strong nuclear force. Eventually another theory, one based on particles called quarks and force carriers called gluons, would supplant it, but in the deep mathematical bones … Read more
Scientists searching for life outside our planet say they’re one step closer to communicating with aliens, and they have a “conversation” with a humpback whale to thank for that. In a new study, researchers from the University of California, Davis, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute and the Alaska Whale Foundation report that they … Read more
by Yohanna Villalobos, Benjamin Smith, Pep Canadell and Peter Briggs, The Conversation Australia’s Carbon Budget 2010-2019. A product of the National Environmental Science Program – Climate Systems Hub; and a contribution to the Global Carbon Project – Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes-2. Credit: NESP-2 If you really want to know how much Australia contributes … Read more
Palaeontologists at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta have discovered the dining preferences of a juvenile tyrannosaur: drumsticks. The discovery was made while a technician was cleaning up a fossil of a five- to seven-year-old Gorgosaurus libratus that was originally located in 2009. “While he was cleaning up the fossil, he noticed those little toe bones … Read more
Stargazers are getting ready to witness one of the “most active and reliable meteor showers” of the year light up the skies this week. The Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak on Thursday but could be visible starting Wednesday night. The annual spectacle brings a flurry of so-called “shooting stars” streaking through the skies, … Read more
Less than a year away from a historic trip around the moon, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says humankind’s upcoming missions to further explore deep space will inspire future generations, just as NASA’s Apollo expeditions sparked his passion. Hansen will be on board Artemis II, slated to launch in November 2024, the first crewed voyage to … Read more
A woman from Dartmouth, N.S. now holds the most academic degrees of any woman in history, making her an official world record holder, according to the World Record Academy. “I have 32 of them,” Dr. Stephanie Attwater said. But her diplomas and degrees didn’t come easily. Attwater was involved in a severe car accident 20 … Read more
ESG investing, which stresses environmental, social and corporate governance yardsticks when building a portfolio, has long struggled with a lack of transparency and differing metrics across companies — making it difficult for investors to gauge the impact of their investments. Now, San Francisco-based asset manager Newday Impact Investing believes that using what it calls an … Read more
