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Latex-Emitting Dandelions

30 May 2017

Ever snap off a dandelion head and see the white liquid seeping out from the stem? It turns out that fluid isn鈥檛 sap or poison, but a defense mechanism, in the form of latex! The Lithuanian word...

A Novel Approach to Weed Management

22 May 2017

A novel drone system is currently being tested in Denmark. Don鈥檛 worry, it will be targeting weeds not people. The goal is to reduce herbicide use by limiting application to heavily infested areas....

The Dark Side of the Moon

13 May 2017

While it makes for a great album title, the dark side of the moon is simply a myth. As the moon rotates around the Earth, and the Earth around the sun, the moon is exposed to the sun鈥檚 light just...

Milk Wars: Trump and Canada's dairy farmers

28 Apr 2017

Donald Trump recently attacked Canada鈥檚 dairy industry, calling our policies unfair. Milk supply in Canada, like poultry and eggs, is strictly regulated by supply management policies. By regulating...

Tires and ice don't make for a good mix

20 Mar 2017

Ice is great in a beverage or on a skating rink but we don鈥檛 want it on our streets. How do we melt it? Potassium acetate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or听 urea will do the...

The high-stakes challenge of capturing carbon dioxide

20 Mar 2017

It is clear that no longer can we continue to spew carbon dioxide recklessly into the atmosphere; and it is also clear that eventually we will run out of fossil fuels. So, how about killing two...

It Started with a Mystery

20 Mar 2017

鈥淵ou are what you eat鈥 is a time honoured truism. After all, food is the only raw material that enters our body, so we are literally made of what we eat. That of course includes our brain. But what...

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