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An infectious disease often referred to as “zombie deer disease” has shown up in two Canadian provinces and at least 24 states, the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned, with a potential risk it could spread to humans.READ MORE: Zombies descend by the thousands on downtown Montreal Saturday afternoonSymptoms of chronic wasting […]
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A luminescent tag, contactless printed onto a plastic foil. The light emitting layer is thinner than a human hair. The imprint can be erased and replaced by another pattern. Credit: M. Gmelch and H. Thomas, TU Dresden A luminescent tag, contactless printed onto a plastic foil. The light emitting layer is thinner than a human […]
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A Murray-Darling expert has urged people to keep faith with a world-leading river basin plan despite the “deeply saddening” Menindee fish deaths. More than three tonnes of dead fish have been scooped out of the Darling River in NSW’s far west in recent days as locals, irrigators and politicians argue over who’s to blame for […]
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Schools have been offering them for years, but a recent surge in popularity of online university classes means even the most prestigious institutions are more accessible. READ MORE: Happiness 101: Yale University’s most popular course ever These online courses are often referred to as MOOCs — Massive Open Online Courses — through an educational platform […]
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Image from Strawberry River in Duchene County two months after 2018 Dollar Ridge Fire in Utah. The 4th largest wildfire in history resulted in river morphology by low severity fire and devastated fish habitat. Credit: Chris Brown/Utah State University Image from Strawberry River in Duchene County two months after 2018 Dollar Ridge Fire in Utah. […]
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Thursday’s Google doodle features a man standing among large dinosaur bones in the Alberta Badlands. It’s in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, who was born 160 years ago in Weston, Ont. Tyrrell, who died in 1957 at the age of 98, was a Canadian geologist, cartographer and mining consultant. He discovered coal deposits and dinosaur […]
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Although bonobos and chimpanzees are similar in size, bonobo calls sound an octave higher than chimpanzee calls. Credit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, LuiKotale, D.R. Kongo Although bonobos and chimpanzees are similar in size, bonobo calls sound an octave higher than chimpanzee calls. Credit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, LuiKotale, D.R. Kongo Close We can easily see whether someone is large […]
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