by d_admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Art News, Janice Willson
The old proverb that says the eyes are the windows of the soul may never have been more apparent than in two current photography exhibitions in Ottawa this spring. William Notman (1826-1891) and Dave Heath (1931-2016) were both leading portrait photographers in their...
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 | Mar 7, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Women in Science
Harriet Brooks holds an auspicious place in our series as the first female Canadian nuclear physicist. Ernest Rutherford, the British physicist who guided her graduate studies, considered her second to only Marie Curie in her aptitude. She is most famously known for...
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...
