HAITI Most of us remember, back in January 2010, the devastating earthquake occurred in Haiti which caused over 250,000 deaths. Then came the outbreak of cholera, which is an infection of the small intestine that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting. This outbreak is due to lack of sanitation and clean water and has caused over […]

The capability that living creatures have to repair themselves is astounding.  Imagine you accidentally cut yourself with a knife while you’re making dinner.  It’s not a huge deal, a little inconvientent perhaps, but nothing your body can’t handle.  Now imagine cutting a sheet of plastic with that same knife.  The plastic does not have the […]

Researchers led by John Rogers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed the world’s first flexible, stretchable, and skin-like monitor, which is capable of attaching to the epidermis of the skin by a process similar to applying a temporary tattoo. This wireless device can accurately collect data from the human body for up […]

No-one has come up with an explanation of why exactly some people are more comfortable using their left hand rather than right hand, but about 13% of the human population are. Left-handedness is defined as the preference of left hand over the right hand in everyday activities such as writing. In ancient times, left-handedness was […]

Double Rainbow Song by Paul Vasquez and the Gregory Brothers. Source: Youtube channel (schmoyoho) You may have heard of the “double rainbow song,” in which a man named Paul Vasquez ecstatically reacts to seeing a double rainbow. Now imagine Vasquez’s excitement when he finds out that a quadruple rainbow does indeed exist, and was just […]

Anemia is a common condition exhibited in one in four people around the world.  In fact, 50 percent of all patients that visit hospitals for surgery are anemic.  The condition has a multitude of causes, ranging from malnutrition, genetic mutation, pregnancy, infection and blood loss.  All of the above listed causes inhibit red blood cell […]

     In our society, people probably have wondered about what is in one’s mind. We are always curious about what others think; but we cannot just dissect their brains to figure out. Now there is an alternate way to do this. The ‘mind-reading machines’ have been developed. Scientists have developed a computerized mind-reading technique which lets […]

  Scientists from universities across the United Kingdom are hoping to test one of their solutions to the worldwide issue of global warming. To understand the mechanism of the project, however, one must first be familiar with the process of global warming. Global warming is based on the imbalance of infrared radiation (IR) entering and […]

There is a communications in science course that I would like to share. This past summer, I heard about a Japanese researcher named Dr. Gensei Ishimura, and I found through his website that he is one of the leading members of a program for training effective science communicators. This program is called CoSTEP, or Communicators […]

One of the most deadly killers in our modern day world is an invisible one. It is clear, scentless and tasteless and goes by the common name: water. In Canada, we are fortunate enough to be able to grab a quick glass of water from the kitchen sink and trust that it comes from a […]