March 2022

Here is a summary of current scientific news. To detect alien life on a distant planet, methane could be the key For humanity, evidence of life beyond Earth is unlikely to be as dramatic as an alien spacecraft landing, say, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ItRead More →

The 2021 Premier’s Environmental Protection Award winner, Colleen Dawkins, has always had a passion for the environment. “I love nature; it calms me down. Even in high school days, I always tried to choose the window seat or the seat by the door, so that I could always look outsideRead More →

Discovery of a new enzyme is another step towards the fight against plastic waste Posted: Mar 23, 2022 9:26 a.m. The scientists who helped pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plasticsRead More →

Residents of six buildings will soon benefit from renovations that will make homes safer, more energy efficient, less polluting and more resistant to extreme weather conditions. Six design teams were selected to develop renovation designs for six low to mid-rise social housing buildings in Kamloops, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Vancouver,Read More →

The World Wildlife Foundation has demonstrated that “humanity must now produce more food over the next four decades than we have produced in the last 8,000 years of agriculture combined”[1]. This growing global food crisis is accompanied by an escalating climate crisis. It therefore goes without saying that the solutionsRead More →

Here is a summary of current scientific news. Illumina launches multi-gene test to detect rare treatable cancers Genome sequencing group Illumina on Tuesday launched a cancer screening test in Europe that checks for a wide range of tumor genes in a tissue sample, potentially helping patients with rareRead More →

Indian scientists have provided an affordable solution to develop a low cost touch and proximity sensor commonly known as a non-contact touch sensor through printing technique. The coronavirus pandemic has sparked efforts to make our way of life more adaptable to pandemic scenarios. Actions are naturally geared towards strategiesRead More →

Here is a summary of current scientific news. The GeoVax vaccine targeting the virus in two places shows promise; the virus can become resistant to antibodies Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that deserves further study to corroborate the findings and that hasRead More →

Here is a summary of current scientific news. Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified; dogs detect virus with high accuracy Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that deserves further study to corroborate the findings and that has not yet beenRead More →

Here is a summary of current scientific news. COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss – study COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce gray matter in regions that control emotions and memory, and damage areas that control smell, according to a study from the University ofRead More →

Researchers have found that a signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preemies could help develop a test to determine if pregnancy may end too soon. The study was published in ‘Scientific Reports’. Such a test could help prevent preterm birth and the many health impactsRead More →

Tini Kasmawati uses a rudimentary pulley system to elevate a bucket of bananas through the canopy of an Indonesian rainforest. Within minutes, a silvery gibbon, a baby clinging to its chest, swings through the trees and grabs a few. For nearly eight years, Tini, 49, has been on a self-fundedRead More →