In a time when fake news, bots and pseudoscience make it challenging for individuals to separate fact from fiction, Werklund School of Education graduate student Lauryn Record is exploring the increasing significance of the non-formal science education taking place at museums, science centres, zoos and aquariums.
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No safe haven for coral from the combined impacts of warming and ocean acidification
Corals reefs face double threats from rising atmospheric carbon dioxide: severe heat stress and ocean acidification.
Researchers Stop ‘Sneaky’ Cancer Cells in Their Tracks
A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells from moving and spreading, even when the cells changed their movements.
Hot, dry summer and slow start to wet season primed California for November 2018 fires
Multiple wildfires in northern and southern California have led to tragedy and devastation in November 2018, with an estimated 66 fatalities (as of November 16) and more than 10,000 lost structures.
Mars Moon Got its Grooves from Rolling Stones, Study Suggests
A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free from an ancient asteroid impact.
Physicists help Government of Canada improve arctic communications
Physicists from the University of New Brunswick’s Radio Physics Lab have developed a new model that will help Canada monitor activity in the arctic and improve arctic communications.