Dr. Shawna Pandya, a Brandon, Man.-born, Edmonton-raised physician and space scientist, is seeing a life-long dream become reality: she’s going to space. “I will be flying to space with Virgin Galactic on their new Delta Class of spacecraft with Kellie Gerardi and Dr. Norah Patten of Ireland as early as 2026,” Pandya said. She earned … Read more
Science recently proposed a truly horrifying thought — that T. Rex, perhaps the most fearsome predator to walk the earth, was also smart enough to use tools, hunt in packs and pass down knowledge. Yikes. But a new paper throws cold water on those dinosaur fever dreams. “They were very bold claims that needed a … Read more
The Edmonton Police Service held a news conference Friday to answer questions about the EPS response to the May 11 dismantling of an encampment on the University of Alberta campus. Police also shared more videos to provide what they described as a more “fulsome” picture of the encampment, and what happened when police arrived and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a new class of antiviral drugs with the potential to prevent or treat COVID-19 infections in a future outbreak. In a study published in the journal Nature, the researchers show that SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – activates a pathway in cells that stops the production of peroxisomes … Read more
You’ve likely heard the term “burnout” more often in the last several years, but what exactly is it and what can be done about it? Quentin Durand-Moreau is an assistant professor of occupational medicine at the University of Alberta. He’s done a lot of research on work-related burnout and mental health more generally. What is … Read more
In an unexpected turn of events, Doug Olson of Mill Woods, Edmonton, stumbled upon a small meteorite while cleaning out his rain gutters this spring, marking the first witnessed fall of a meteorite in Alberta since 1977, reported CBC. The Menisa meteorite, as it is now named, weighs 33 grams and is only the 18th … Read more
Monitoring their herd could soon be a lot easier for dairy farmers in Canada, thanks to an Edmonton-based startup. Innovation startup iClassifer is using images, videos and artificial intelligence to track dairy cows and flag any potential injuries. “We are trying to find lameness and lameness indicators at an earlier stage,” mechanical engineering student Emran … Read more