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Solar storm forecasts for Earth improved with help from the public
Solar storm analysis carried out by an army of citizen scientists has helped researchers devise a…
Q&A: Powerful, double-decker bus-sized microscopes help scientists uncover possible COVID-19 treatment
Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine are working with microscopes—some up to 13 feet tall—to help…
The psychology of fake news
The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines…
Image: Mesh reflector for shaped radio beams
This prototype 2.6-m diameter metal-mesh antenna reflector represents a big step forward for the European space…
The observation of Bloch ferromagnetism in composite fermions
Composite fermions are exotic quasi-particles found in interacting 2-D fermion systems at relatively large perpendicular magnetic…
The circular economy could save our broken water system
Society is consuming water at an ever-increasing rate while water pollution and global warming continue to…
Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels
Maybe this year’s Ig Nobels, the spoof prizes for dubious but humorous scientific achievement, should have…
Study suggests substantial proportion of pet cats and dogs are infected with SARS-CoV-2 by their owners
A small study by Canadian veterinary science experts being presented at this ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus…
NASA finds tropical storm Noul packing a punch
Powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capabilities appeared over the coast of central Vietnam in NASA provided…