Zia Westerman was interested in studying geoscience, but a lack of flexibility around field trips caused her to do an arts degree instead. Key points: People with disabilities make up just six percent of university enrollments There has been a lack of inclusion in science-related professions But a group of women are setting an example … Read more
A Dalhousie professor believes focusing on Black history could be a key element in getting more Black students involved in science, technology, engineering and math, also known by the acronym STEM. Professor Afua Cooper, a historian and a Killam Research Chair of Black History and African Diaspora Studies at Dalhousie University, will be hosting a … Read more
BUFFALO, NY — On July 28, a Gorgosaurus fossil, a relative of the T-Rex, hits the auction block in New York City. It’s going for $5 – $8 million. This sale got us wondering how in the world do you keep a dinosaur, or any other historic specimen for that matter? We took that question … Read more
On this week’s episode of The Best of Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald: The Solar wind makes water on asteroids, which carries it to EarthOriginally broadcast December 04, 2021 Researchers have found evidence that particles emitted by the sun may have helped give Earth its seas and oceans. The team included Hope Ishii, a … Read more
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will now operate the Lafayette Science Museum, which will be renamed the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Museum. This is the finalization of a partnership with LCG that was first announced last year. At that time – July 2021 – Mayor President Josh Guillory said the details would … Read more
Two years ago, a team of marine biologists was fast asleep on a research vessel off the coast of Brazil when the captain woke them up with a harried announcement: There was a “huge animal” following the ship. The bleary-eyed scientists made their way to the stern, where they found a trio of humpback whales … Read more
The story of Fred the mastodon ends in a violent tragedy. He was born more than 13,000 years ago somewhere in the Midwestern United States, and probably spent much of his early life at home, close to his family. But at one point in his adolescent years, it came time to leave his family and … Read more
Participants taking cloud observations. Image credit: The GLOBE Program Clouds are an important part of the climate system. They affect how much sunlight reaches the ground and how much heat returns to space, which in turn affects Earth’s temperature and rainfall patterns. Scientists are working to better understand the role that clouds play in the … Read more
Credit: Luca Tinagli (from imaggeo.egu.eu) Sean Daly is a (now retired) Canadian mining geologist with 40+ years of experience, who has dedicated his career to understanding the close relationship between mining, geology and society. His recent book “From the Erzgebirge to Potosi: A History of Geology and Mining Since the 1500’s” traces the history of … Read more
Inspired by how coffee shops foam milk, as well as gummy candy and sizzling Pop Rocks, researchers have designed three gas-trapping materials to deliver a low dose of carbon monoxide into the body to potentially treat gastrointestinal disorders. Carbon monoxide is fatal when inhaled at high concentrations, but the reported results, published in Science Translational … Read more