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Science
5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: April 20
By Rachel Lau Online Producer - Quebec
One family has learned to communicate with their son, who has autism, through Disney movies. Continue reading
These sea-hunting people in Southeast Asia evolved to dive hundreds of feet on a single breath
The Bajau people have larger-than-normal spleens, which allow them to dive hundreds of feet to spear fish and gather crustaceans. Continue reading
Drop the Allen key… scientists design IKEA-building robots equipped with AI
Scientists in Singapore have designed robots that use artificial intelligence in order to build IKEA chairs — technology they hope will help eliminate frustration for millions of customers, one day soon. Continue reading
Concordia team uses gravity-simulating plane for rover breakthroughs on Mars
By Billy Shields Photojournalist
A team at Concordia University has recently completed a series of tests it hopes will help the next Mars rover mission succeed where others have failed. Continue reading
Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets
NASA’s newest planet-hunting spacecraft is back on the pad for another shot at launch. Continue reading
Gorilla mother cradles and kisses newborn at zoo
A female gorilla tends to her newborn, a critically endangered male western lowland gorilla, who was born on April 15 at The Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Continue reading
Diamonds from another ‘lost planet’ fell in meteorite on Earth, study shows
Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday. Continue reading
What’s behind this endless winter? Scientists point to melting Arctic sea ice
From Toronto, where ice storms cancelled baseball games, to Calgary where residents this week faced yet another heavy snowfall warning, April 2018 has come to feel like endless winter. Continue reading
Mutant enzyme that ‘eats’ plastic bottles could be a game-changer, scientists say
Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that digests plastic bottles. And this “inadvertent” discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tons of plastic polluting the world, according to researchers. Continue reading
NASA gets set to launch its newest planet-hunter, TESS
If all goes well, NASA will soon have a new set of eyes watching the cosmos — and this planet-hunter will be focusing on worlds much closer to our own. Continue reading
