by d_admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature
Climate change may be a huge threat to many animals around the world but do you know what the second most dangerous threat is? Invasive species is a close second to habitat loss. Not what you had expected? If anywhere is the poster child for the destructive power of...
by d_admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Biology, Janice Willson, Medical, Nature, Science News
Antimicrobial resistance is quickly becoming a big problem in the field of medicine with antibiotics being less and less effective. These drug-resistant bacteria may require alternative antibiotics or higher dosages that can prove to be more expensive and/or toxic....
by d_admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature
Many Canadians like to spend part of their winter in Florida to avoid our seemingly endless winters and while there you may have come across the weird and wonderful flamingo. These tall, thin, brightly-coloured wading birds have become the inspiration for tacky lawn...
by d_admin | Feb 21, 2019 | Biology, Janice Willson, Medical, Science in the Real World
Recently there has been a rise in many childhood diseases due to peoples’ refusal to vaccinate their children. Rises in the occurrence of measles, mumps, pertussis, and rubella have been seen in North America and across Europe and is becoming more common. The World...
by d_admin | Feb 14, 2019 | Biology, Chemistry, Janice Willson
I am not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day but because it falls on the day that I post my blog I thought that I would do one of my The Science of editions. Contrary to the myth that Valentine’s Day is a relatively modern invention of the card, flower, and chocolate...
by d_admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Biology, Geology, Janice Willson
Amber is a semi-precious gemstone that is fossilized tree sap that has been appreciated for its colour and beauty since antiquity. It has been used in jewelry, perfumes, and as a treatment in folk medicine for a variety of ailments. It has even been an important plot...
