by d_admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Chemistry, Geology, Janice Willson, Technology
Are you one of those people who always have to have the latest phone (or tablet, or laptop computer)? Let’s just discuss smartphones for a moment; as of 2018 the number of cell phone users in Canada was over 30 million people, which is 4 out of 5 Canadians. And that...
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...
by d_admin | Sep 6, 2018 | Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Janice Willson, Nature, Science Quirkiness
The world is so much weirder than we think and its bodies of water can be included in this statement. Water is clear, or not. Oceans are turquoise or blue, or sometimes grey when angry. Rivers and lakes can vary from brown to green to blue but not red or pink unless...
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...
