Nature

40 Years Ago, Mount St. Helens Blew its Top Off

One day, my Grade Nine science class got way more interesting. Suddenly, volcanoes weren't just something in textbooks. Though I…

5 years ago

Climate Change Q & A with Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls isn’t a climate scientist, but in his travels around the world as an adventurer, survivalist and host of…

6 years ago

Dark Skies – Good For Fireflies And People Alike

Bioluminescent stars flash across the night landscape these July nights. Fireflies or lightning bugs provide a source of wonder for…

11 years ago

Dark Matter Filaments Bind Galaxies Together

A slim bridge of dark matter - just a hint of a larger cosmic skeleton - has been found binding…

12 years ago

What’s the Moon Made Of? Earth, Most Likely.

[/caption] Recent research on lunar samples has shown that the Moon may be made of more Earth than green cheese…

13 years ago

Message in a Wobble: Black Holes Send Memos in Light

[/caption] Imagine a spinning black hole so colossal and so powerful that it kicks photons, the basic units of light,…

14 years ago