Reading Time: 4 minutes Pollinators are responsible for about one out of every three bites of food people eat. Without them, we would starve
Category: Science
COVID-19 may spread more than two metres through air
Reading Time: 4 minutes But recent evidence presents no cause for panic, says U of A infectious disease specialist
The building of the Atomic Bomb Part 4
Reading Time: 5 minutes Until his death in 1970, Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves never had a single regret about the lives that were lost as a result of the Manhattan Project
New test for heart failure could help COVID-19 patients
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A researchers say COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease are linked thanks to ACE2 enzyme and may respond to same treatments
The building of the Atomic Bomb Part 3
Reading Time: 4 minutes The majority of people who worked on the Manhattan Project were only told what they needed to know to do their jobs
The building of the Atomic Bomb Part 2
Reading Time: 4 minutes The beginnings of the Manhattan Project can be traced to research into uranium-238 conducted at the University of California, Berkeley
The building of the Atomic Bomb Part 1
Reading Time: 4 minutes Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves orchestrated, planned and summoned the most brilliant minds of the time to work on the nuclear device that ended the Second World War
No evidence predator control will save caribou: study
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scientists suggest renewed emphasis on securing habitat rather than culling wolves or fencing in pregnant caribou
Flu deaths rise when cities get pro sports teams: study
Reading Time: 4 minutes New research has implications for reopening arenas to fans during COVID-19 pandemic
Living close to green space benefits gut bacteria of infants: study
Reading Time: 4 minutes First study of its kind shows formula-fed babies’ gut microbiomes more like those of breastfed babies when they live near natural environments