by d_admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature
Seismic communication, also known as vibrational communication, is an act of communication through vibrations of the substrate (def.: an underlying substance or layer). This substrate could be the earth, a plant stalk or leaf, a spider’s web, honeycomb, body of water,...
by d_admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Innovation, Interesting People, Janice Willson, Technology
The Walkie-Talkie, IMAX, Pablum, the atomic clock, and the G-suit all have one thing in common. They were invented by right here in Canada. From its inception, Canada has been interested in exploration, discovery, and education. The original explorers including John...
by d_admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Chemistry, Innovation, Janice Willson, Science News
Everyone has heard of the problem of fossil fuels but what exactly is the issue here? Fossil fuels have been this planet’s main source of energy since the dawn of the industrial age. Fossil fuels including gas, coal, oil and shale gas are energy resources formed over...
by d_admin | Aug 9, 2018 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature, Science in the Real World, Science Quirkiness
The weather this summer here in Canada has been crazy. A long period of extreme heat has plagued much of the country producing forest fires and causing heat-related deaths while other regions have had lots of rain and cool temperatures. Last weekend proved no...
by d_admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Geology, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World
On a recent trip to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, being a tourist, I made a stop into the local diamond museum (and retailer of fine Canadian gems). For those of you who have never visited our country ‘North of 60’, much of the money made in the territories in...
