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Ammonia: The Fuel of the Future?
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...
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How to Survive Severe Weather and Other Useful Information
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...
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If It Sparkles, It May Be Canadian
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...
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The Recipe for Success
A few months ago, I decided to try taking some IQ tests as a reference for a blog, something that I had not done since I was in elementary school. This proved to be both positive and negative depending on the test taken; yes it was an emotional roller coaster ride. I...
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Who Wants to Live Forever?
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...
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Books Can Kill You
I am sure that most students at one time or another have thought that if they had to read one more word, it would just kill them but this may be an actual thing. A team of researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has found three books (so far) that are...
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Who Knew There Was an Asteroid Day?
Last Saturday, June 30 was Asteroid Day. Who knew there was even such a thing and why on earth would we need such a day? What on earth is Asteroid Day? It is a UN sanctioned global awareness campaign with world-wide events planned, a website, and 48 hours of live...
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The History of Scientific Competition
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...
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Sonic Attacks on Americans Overseas?
Are Americans being attacked with “sonic weapons”? This may sound like a plotline of a spy film or superhero comic but diplomats have been sent home form the consulate in Guangzhou, China after mystery attacks. This would be bad enough but this is coming after similar...
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