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Dutch medical trial using Viagra stopped after 11 babies die
A Dutch trial with the drug best known under the brand name Viagra, has been immediately halted after 11 babies of mothers using the medication died, one of the participating hospitals said on Tuesday. No more zigzags: Scientists uncover mechanism that stabilizes fusion plasmas
Sawtooth swings—up-and-down ripples found in everything from stock prices on Wall Street to ocean waves—occur periodically in the temperature and density of the plasma that fuels fusion reactions in doughnut-shaped facilities called tokamaks.Science | 207600 hits | 12:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Diamonds are anything but rare in the thick layers of rock deep below us. We just can't reach them. Using Saskatchewan Flatness To Prove The Earth Is Round
"My project is to test if the world is round or flat. Science says that it's round but, you know, people are not sure about that these days. So I figured I'd do a simple experiment," he explained. 12 new moons discovered around Jupiter
Astronomers looking for the a proposed planet beyond Pluto instead found 12 new moons around Jupiter, with one they refer to as an 'oddball.' Expedition gives live look at underwater mountains off B.C.'s coast
The expedition's aim is to explore underwater mountains near Haida Gwaii and monitor the biodiversity of the unique ecosystems. First 3D colour X-ray of a human using CERN technology | CERN
What if, instead of a black and white X-ray picture, a doctor of a cancer patient had access to colour images identifying the tissues being scanned? This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give Humans evolved in partially isolated populations scattered across Africa
A scientific consortium led by Dr. Eleanor Scerri, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford and researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, has found that human ancestors were scattered across Africa, anNew Higgs Boson Discovery Could Help Solve Cosmic Puzzle
Scientists can’t take pictures of the Higgs boson. But they can find proof of its existence by watching “E=mc2” play out in hundreds of millions of particle collisions per second and detecting how it decays into other particles they do know how to spot.
Scientists can’t take pictures of the Higgs boson. But they can find proof of its existence by watching “E=mc2” play out in hundreds of millions of particle collisions per second and detecting how it decays into other particles they do know how to spot. Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots
University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlie intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential to Astronomers report 1st image of baby planet bigger than Jupiter being formed
Astronomers say they've captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star. Kamloops doctoral student shoots to fame with swimming-pool pee scienceScience | 207665 hits | 2:24 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In study of 29 swimming pools and hot tubs in B.C. and Alberta, Lindsay Blackstock discovered equivalent of 75 litres of pee per large pool. Nasa Mars rover finds organic matter in ancient lake bed
Curiosity digs up carbon compounds that could be food for life in sediments that formed 3bn years ago Carbon Engineering Makes Gasoline by Capturing Carbon Dioxide From the Air
A Harvard-affiliated Canadian company is making a liquid fuel that is carbon neutral, and they hope the economics will be in their favor.Tiny asteroid discovered Saturday disintegrates over Africa
A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated to be only about 6 feet (2 m
A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated to be only about 6 feet (2 mScientists May Have Found Evidence of the Elusive Sterile Neutrino Particle
Scientists have potentially found proof of the existence of a long-suspected new elementary particle called the sterile neutrino.
Scientists have potentially found proof of the existence of a long-suspected new elementary particle called the sterile neutrino. Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched on
After the Big Bang, it was dark and cold. And then there was light. Now, for the first time, astronomers have glimpsed that dawn of the universe 13.6 billion years ago when the earliest stars were turning on the light in the cosmic darkness.New findings paint picture of Neanderthals as artists
Science | 207091 hits | 5:54 PM on Sunday | posted by ShepherdsDog
One hell of an impression | CBC News
Gerard Gierlinski’s find in Trachilos, Crete, casts a light on the nature of discovery - and the sometimes fierce conflict among the humans in the scientific community.
Science | 208196 hits | 11:20 AM on Friday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Gerard Gierlinski’s find in Trachilos, Crete, casts a light on the nature of discovery - and the sometimes fierce conflict among the humans in the scientific community. How many new drugs rely on government-funded science' All of them
There’s public science in every single new drug. That was the surprising answer to a U.S. senator’s question about how government-funded research is benefitting citizens. But it took a year to come up with the numbers.Vampire bat's blood-only diet 'a big evolutionary win'
Natural selection overcame the challenges vampire bats face by relying on a blood-only diet, and fashioned an intestinal ecosystem perfectly suited to a life of silent blood sucking.
Natural selection overcame the challenges vampire bats face by relying on a blood-only diet, and fashioned an intestinal ecosystem perfectly suited to a life of silent blood sucking. Starman and his Tesla could crash into Earth or Venus ... eventually
Bad news, Elon: There's a chance your Tesla Roadster will come crashing down to Earth. 'After a few million years, it may not look like a car anymore,' researcher says Crushed wood is stronger than steel
Compressing wood and removing some of its polymers can increase its strength by more than a factor of ten. Flight of the hummingbird: How size and wing shape forge fantastic flyers
A group of biologists from the University of B.C. braved army ants and driving rain to answer one simple question: What makes hummingbirds such nimble flyers?DNA suggests 10,000-year-old Brit had dark skin, blue eyes
DNA from a 10,000-year-old skeleton found in an English cave suggests the oldest-known Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, researchers said Wednesday.
Science | 207586 hits | 7:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
DNA from a 10,000-year-old skeleton found in an English cave suggests the oldest-known Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, researchers said Wednesday. Brains of woodpeckers contain protein found in humans with brain damage
Researchers studying the brains of woodpeckers found elevated levels of tau, a protein also found in people with brain damage. They now hope this could help neuroscientists better understand the mechanics of this protein. New SpaceX jumbo rocket set for debut test launch: 'It's going to be an exciting success or an exciting failure'
A new SpaceX jumbo rocket in line to become the world’s most powerful launch vehicle in operation was set for its highly anticipated debut test flight on Tuesday from Florida, carrying a Tesla Roadster as a mock payload. Researchers use 'mini tanning beds' to treat white-nose syndrome in bats
Ultraviolet light treatment holds potential for battling the fungus that has killed millions of bats in North America. While white-nose syndrome has not been found yet in British Columbia, officials with the B.C. Community Bat Program are asking the publi Ice age steppe bison skull found near Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
The skull was reportedly found by a construction worker on the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway. It belonged to a much larger Ice age relative of the modern bison currently found in North America. 'It's amazing': Boy helps University of Alberta paleontologists discover 90-million-year old fish species
Paleontologists from the University of Alberta have discovered a 90-million-year-old species of fish, all thanks to the help of a 10-year-old boy who accidentally stumbled across a fossil at the Monastery of La Candelaria in Colombia. Scientists record Orca mimicking 'hello' and other human words
Scientists have taught a captive killer whale to imitate human speech and have recorded the female orca mimicking words including "hello" and "one two three." Seeds buried in 1967 time capsule will be replanted to find out how B.C. crops have changed
A collection of seeds from Dawson Creek, B.C. from 1967 will be replanted this year to find out how the region's plants have changed. Using AI to uncover ancient mysteries
Computing scientists at the University of Alberta are using artificial intelligence to decipher ancient manuscripts. The mysterious text in the 15th century Voynich manuscript has plagued historians and cryptographers since its discovery in the 19th centOf Mice and Old Men: Silicon Valley's quest to beat ageing
Young blood and smart fasts - are Silicon Valley companies all talk when it comes to helping us live longer?
Science | 207870 hits | 1:02 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Young blood and smart fasts - are Silicon Valley companies all talk when it comes to helping us live longer? Physicists are planning to build lasers so powerful they could rip apart empty space
China's 'Station of Extreme Light' could be first laser to reach 100 petawattsU.S. Doctors Plan to Treat Cancer Patients Using CRISPR
The first human test in the U.S. involving the gene-editing tool CRISPR could begin at any time and will employ the DNA cutting technique in a bid to battle deadly cancers.
Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania say they will use CRISPR to modify h
The first human test in the U.S. involving the gene-editing tool CRISPR could begin at any time and will employ the DNA cutting technique in a bid to battle deadly cancers.
Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania say they will use CRISPR to modify h The Astronomer Who Is Building the Largest Map of Space by Volume
Astronomer Mark Halpern doesn’t come into work every day thinking about the fact that he is leading a team that is creating the biggest map of the universe by volume ever made. But that ambition drives his research. Supermassive black hole caught 'burping' twice after colliding with nearby galaxy
Using two telescopes, astronomers have found a black hole at the centre of a galaxy 800 million light years away that has spewed material into space not once, but twice. Mysterious explosion of a deadly plague may come down to a sugar in ice cream
C. diff kills tens of thousands each year. Its puzzling rise links to trehalose.U.S. spy satellite believed destroyed after failing to reach orbit, officials say
A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.
The classified intelligence satellite,
A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.
The classified intelligence satellite, A new record: Major publisher retracting more than 100 studies from cancer journal over fake peer reviews
Springer is retracting 107 papers from one journal after discovering they had been accepted with fake peer reviews. Yes, 107. Dimming star not caused by aliens, but still a mystery
Astronomers are still investigating the mystery of a star that dims in a way never seen before. But it looks like they can cross off an alien-built "megastructure" as the cause. The science behind the 'weather bomb' heading our way
CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell says some forecasts are comparing the storm to a "winter hurricane," but there are some important differences. Some forecasts predict the central pressure of the storm to drop near 950 millibars "which is virtually unheard Flat Earth Is the Ultimate Conspiracy
We stood in the parking lot staring at the evening sky for 20 minutes. Watsun Atkinsun had just bummed a cigarette and held it up with two fingers, tracing the streaks of jet exhaust above us. He went on about chemtrails, direct energy weapons, and the ar How birds stay warm through Canada's cold winters
Ever wondered how birds survive the coldest days of the year? Some go into hypothermia mode every night. Some burrow into the snow. Waterfowl have an amazing feature to keep their feet from sticking to the ice. And chickadees get smarter — literally — to Rare Amazon bird species arose from ancient interspecies sex
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, a couple of birds with exotic tastes had an interspecies tryst. Now, a Canadian-led team of scientists has confirmed their descendants are a new species that arose from the hybridization of two separate parent species —
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, a couple of birds with exotic tastes had an interspecies tryst. Now, a Canadian-led team of scientists has confirmed their descendants are a new species that arose from the hybridization of two separate parent species — Distant sun-like star eating its planets, astronomers say
A new study in The Astronomical Journal suggests that a star 550 light-years away is gobbling up the remains of destroyed planets. Astronomers were puzzled by this peculiar star. It dimmed periodically, sometimes for up to two days, and at which time beca A new hope for Star Wars fans: The Force (sort of) exists, says Winnipeg profScience | 208428 hits | 9:10 AM on Saturday | posted by ShepherdsDog
As Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theatres, Christober Wiebe, a professor at the University of Winnipeg and Canada Research Chair in quantum materials discovery, looked into a phenomenon in modern physics that resembles 'the Force.'Back to Canada News
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