by d_admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature, Physics, Science Quirkiness
The future of scientific research is in the infinite of space and in the details of the very smallest things on this planet and they are dark. Dark matter: you have probably heard the term but do you actually know what it is? Dark matter, in astronomy, are the...
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 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 | Jul 19, 2018 | Biology, Innovation, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness, Technology
I recently read an article about the immortal jellyfish that brought up many questions about humanity living forever. Is it a possibility? What would this life entail? Would we, if immortal, have to battle with swords because “there could be only one”? (Yep, as a...
by d_admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Interesting People, Science in the Real World, Science Quirkiness
For as long as there has been science there has been scientific competition. What I mean by this, is the competition between researchers in the same or similar fields of interest. The competition either resides in their need to beat the other to the claim of discovery...
by d_admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness
A recent art installation at the Hayward Gallery in London, England has exploded. Wait, what? You read that right, exploded…well, I guess, combusted is a better term. Majestic Splendor by South Korean artist Lee Bul was all set for its preview event when only a few...
