One hundred years ago today, on May 29, 1919, measurements of a solar eclipse offered verification…
Is traffic-related air pollution killing us?
It’s summer getaway season. According to AAA, two-thirds of American families are taking a summer vacation…
Desalinating water in a greener and more economical way
We know that excessive consumption, industrial activity and growth in the global population are some of…
Plastic poisons ocean bacteria propping up the marine food chain
We’ve all seen the impact of our plastic addiction. It’s hard to miss the devastating images…
Hubble Sees a Galaxy Bucking the Trend
This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. Located in the…
Vulnerability of cloud service hardware uncovered
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are kind of like a computer manufacturer’s Lego bricks: electronic components that…
New tool reveals how the different shapes of organisms grow
A new tool has been created to explain how tissue growth leads to the range of…
Conservationists find protected areas worldwide are shrinking
A large international team of researchers reports that the amount of land designated as protected around…
Making structural changes to antibody has potential for reducing cancer tumours
Guided by “blueprints” produced at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, a…
Study provides new insights into stellar population and gas outflow in the central region of NGC 1068
A new study conducted by French astronomers has delivered new insights about central stellar population and…