Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
Last update
03 February 2012
Science
After 17 years of analysis scientists are beginning
to find some surprises in the remains of a
human-
Scientists have discovered that ants
from Argentina have taken up residence
around the world and may all be part of a single colony
The Body Farm: Where Cadavers Rot for Science
The University of Tennessee operates a two-
outdoor site where human bodies are left
to decompose naturally to aid forensic investigators
Charles Darwin’s Ascension Island Experiment
A dry island was turned into a lush tropical paradise
by planting trees in a scheme that could be
a forerunner of attempts to make Mars habitable
Cold Fusion Experiments Continue
Twenty years ago two scientists said they had
produced cold nuclear fusion, but nobody could repeat
their work; now there is renewed interest in the science
The accepted theory is that collision with an
asteroid caused the demise of the dinosaurs;
this idea is now being challenged
Dinosaurs Lighter and Sleeker than Thought
Scientists have found a glitch in an equation
used to calculate the weight of
gigantic dinosaurs such as Diplodocus
Explosion of Mount Toba Almost Wiped out Humans
About 72,000 years ago a volcanic explosion on the island of Sumatra threw so much ash into the atmosphere that all human life may have been threatened
The world of science and technology
is filled with forecasts that have gone
horribly and embarrassingly awry
Two famous scientists disagree about
the possibility of extraterrestrial life
Ig Nobel Awards Honour Questionable Research
A ceremony is held at Harvard University
each year to mirror the prestigious Nobel Prizes
to honour more dubious achievements
than those recognized in Stockholm
Inventor Claims He Built Anti-
John Searl built a machine in the 1960s that hovered like a flying saucer and drew its power out of thin air, so he claimed
Since the beginnings of modern genetics scientists have been trying to figure out how often mutations occur;
now they think they have the answer
Constructing a fully functional human brain
from electronic parts may be achieved within a decade
The Search for Perpetual Motion
For centuries, inventors and swindlers have tried to build machines that don't require energy inputs; only the swindlers have been successful
The Stirling Clean, Green Engine
Almost 200 hundred years ago the principle of an
unusual engine were outlined by an unlikely inventor
Volcanic Eruption in Canada Killed Thousands
Almost 250 years ago a volcano in northern
British Columbia devastated two native communities
Where Will Evolution Take Humanity?
Scientists say the evolutionary trail from single-