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NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space
Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams have been stranded in space for months due to technical issues with their original spacecraft, and won’t be back on Earth until February 2025.
KPU Introduces Bachelor’s In Traditional Chinese Medicine
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) recently announced it will offer Canada’s first bachelor’s degree in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), beginning in September 2025. The degree will serve as an extension of KPU’s Traditional Chinese Medicine diploma, which it launched in 2016.
The Whalphabet: Scientists Come Closer to Understanding Whale Communication
Scientists from the New York-based Project CETI, with the help of artificial intelligence, have found patterns in the calls of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and translated them into a phonetic alphabet.
‘The Force’ from Star Wars: Neuralink's Brain Chip Implant
In January, Arizona resident Noland Arbaugh became the first human to receive Neuralink’s brain-computer interface implant.
Students’ Mystic Nights With The Northern Lights
On the night of May 10, the northern lights dazzled the skies of Vancouver with their fantastical hues and multi-coloured beams of light. Numerous Hamber students experienced this phenomenon for the first time and watched in awe from different areas across the city.
Giant Hummingbirds and Mini Backpacks
In May 2024, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that what was previously considered to be the giant hummingbird (genus Patagona) was actually two distinct species.
Brain Surgery: a Promising Treatment for Drug Addiction
With multiple successful clinical trials, a promising new treatment for substance use disorder takes the form of two thin wires inserted into two different parts of the brain that administer electrical stimulation deep inside.
The Doomsday Clock: Humanity’s Countdown
It is 90 seconds from midnight. Last changed in 2023, this is the closest the Doomsday Clock has been to midnight since its inauguration in 1947.
Study Shows Eating Pasta Increases Happiness
A study conducted by the Behavior and Brain Lab at the Free University of Languages and Communication IULM in Milan, Italy, has found that eating pasta makes people happier. This study measured the physical and neurological changes of 40 participants aged 25 to 55 while eating pasta.
ANALYSIS | The Psychology of Senioritis
Students have coined the term “Senioritis” to describe grade 12 students’ mindset as they finish their final year of high school. What is the science and psychology behind it?
Older Tyrannosaurus Species Discovered
In a new study published on Jan. 11 in Scientific Reports, researchers claim to have discovered a Tyrannosaurus species that preceded the Tyrannosaurus rex. The Tyrannosaurus mcraensis, standing at 12 feet high and 40 feet long, lived up to 7 million years before its cousin, the famed T. rex.
World's First Malaria Vaccine
The first ever World Health Organization (WHO) approved malaria vaccine is the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine — commercially as Mosquirix. It was officially launched in Cameroon on Jan. 22, after successful drug trials were held in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi from 2019 to 2021.
Gobi Bear? Or Nowhere? Soon to be Extinct in Mongolia
The Gobi bear is a unique species of brown bear living exclusively in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The cute but scraggly-looking bear, also known to the Mongolians as “Mazaalai”, is critically endangered, with less than 40 individuals left in the wild.
Sea Star Arms: An Exciting New Revelation
For years, scientists have been puzzled over the anatomy of these strange creatures. Sea stars, with no recognizable head, were thought to not have one. But new research published on Nov. 1 in the journal Nature reveals the complete opposite.
Photographic Evidence Confirms Survival of Attenborough’s Long-Beaked Echidna
A team on an expedition to Papua New Guinea has captured conclusive evidence of an endangered species of mammal previously feared to be extinct. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi), named after the British nature broadcaster, is one of only four living species of echidnas. “[It] has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater, and the feet of a mole.” said Dr. James Kempton, a biologist and expedition lead from the University of Oxford.
ANALYSIS | The Promises and Risks of Self-Driving Cars
In recent years, self-driving cars have been turned from a sci-fi fantasy into a reality. These vehicles have promised to revolutionize the way we travel and reshape the many industries associated with transportation.
Volcanic Exoplanet Discovered By Canadian Astronomers
A new exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been discovered by Canadian astronomers. Quite similar to Earth in many ways, it is known as LP 791-18d, and is located 90 light years away.
Never Before Seen Images and 3D Model of the Titanic
The deep sea mapping company Magellan Ltd. has created the first ever full sized 3-D digital model of the Titanic, revealing never before seen details of the famous shipwreck.
New Research Suggests That T-Rex Had Lips
In modern media, the vast majority of dinosaurs have been depicted as terrifying monsters with bony, hairless, and leathery bodies. However, modern studies have shown that that might not be the case.
Human Genome Fully Mapped: Two Decades in the Making
In 2003, the Human Genome Project (“HGP”) announced that it had sequenced 92 per cent of a human genome, revolutionizing our understanding of genetics and human health. Now, two decades later, the HGP announced it has filled in the gaps, sequencing an entire human genome.