World's fastest moving continent that's creeping 2.8 inches a year towards Asia
The world's smallest continent is on the move - creeping about 2.8 inches, or seven centimetres, a year towards southeast Asia.
Science news this week: 'Impossible' black holes and Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing'
Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations
Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...
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1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang
A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...
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Pique Listings: Feb. 7 to 13
Feb. 9, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Where else but Whistler would performers entertain you with an electric mix of music, dance and ...
Initiative calls for global collaboration to reconstruct climate of past 100 million years
TIMES is the title of the international team's project, which is an acronym for "Time Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences." The idea behind it is to launch a global program with the aim of ...
Biotech in B.C. battles harsh market while landing big deals
Days after Vancouver’s Aspect Biosystems Ltd. landed US$115 million in Series B financing in early January, CEO Tamer Mohamed likely surprised many by telling BIV that he thought the investment ...