Soccer
What would you guess is the most popular team sport in the world? Baseball? Basketball or football? No way. The answer is soccer, a sport played in almost every… Read More »Soccer
June 2020
All you need to know about Electricity
Watch a bolt of lightning flash across the sky. Flip a switch and light up your bedroom. Click the remote and see the TV come on. What do all… Read More »All you need to know about Electricity
Denisovan DNA influences immune system of modern day Oceanian populations
More than 120,000 novel human genetic variations that affect large regions of DNA have been discovered, some of which are linked to immune response, disease… Read More »Denisovan DNA influences immune system of modern day Oceanian populations
Half the earth relatively intact from global human influence
Roughly half of Earth’s ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National… Read More »Half the earth relatively intact from global human influence
Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen
Oxygen first accumulated in the Earth’s atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago, during the Great Oxidation Event. A long-standing puzzle has been that geologic clues… Read More »Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
According to a new study by an international team of researchers from the Caribbean, Europe and North America, the Caribbean was settled by several successive… Read More »Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
‘Poisoned arrow’ defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Poison is lethal all on its own as are arrows and together, they can take down the strongest opponents. Researchers have found an antibiotic that… Read More »‘Poisoned arrow’ defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scientists’worlds will shrink in the wake of the pandemic
In mid-March, Nancy Reid was settling into a sabbatical in Australia when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on all Canadians to come home. Within… Read More »Scientists’worlds will shrink in the wake of the pandemic
India expands use of controversial drug for coronavirus despite safety concerns
As safety concerns prompt several countries to reconsider the controversial use of a malaria drug to treat COVID-19, India’s government is recommending that front-line workers… Read More »India expands use of controversial drug for coronavirus despite safety concerns
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