Forensic anthropology is a special sub-field of physical anthropology (the study of human remains) that involves applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases. Forensic anthropologists are experts in their field.  They are experts is osteology which is the study of bones.  If you’ve ever watched the TV show, Bones, you have an […]

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I hadn’t given it much thought until Joy Billings from labeley.com contacted me with a link to this fabulous infographic.  She asked if I’d be interested in featuring this image on my site. After reading through the very cool information jammed into this graphic I had to share. Space in the News Space is a […]

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Do you love reading crime novels by Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell or Jefferson Bass?  Do you get a high from solving puzzles?  The more intricate the more you get a buzz?  If so keep reading, this quiz is right up your alley of interest.  Forensic anthropology combines the study of anthropology that involves examining archaeological […]

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Nanobots that kill Cancer Cells—Fact or Fiction? But scientific advances often begin in the minds of creative writers and science fiction.  The cartoon, The Jetsons predicted flat screen TV’s, the roomba vacuum and tanning beds.  Characters in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, use something called Seashell radio whose description is remarkably similar to modern ear bud headphones. Typical use […]

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E-fuels…society has a number of these now in use.  Many fuels in North America contain some percentage of ethanol.  Often these e-fuels are made from crops such as corn or sugar cane thus driving up the price of those crops. Global warming, high fuel prices, and degradation of the environment due to the mining of ever […]

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An HIV vaccine is in the works which uses gene therapy to deliver genetic protection against all HIV strains.

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Some of the top science achievements of 2015 are personal to me.  My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1940’s.  After a mastectomy she miraculously, even back then, was a cancer survivor.  Tragically, she died two decades later in a house fire.  My mother has faced cancer twice in her lifetime.  The first […]

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Bionic Spine — My First Impression And it is a major scientific achievement.  But like me, when you hear the phrase you are probably thinking of a true cybernetic device.  One that would do the work of the spine itself.  When I saw the title of this article, Australia scientists develop ‘bionic spine’ which could help paralysed […]

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New Mexican Tortoise Species I woke up this morning to see this headline in my local paper.  The article was short and sweet informing us that the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto had its hand in discovering that a northern Mexican tortoise is in fact its own species.  I found this very cool as I […]

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    Did you love science as a kid?  Do you love science even now? Your love of science can offer endless career possibilities.  Life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medicine, ecology – there is so much to choose from depending on your particular personality quirks. The main requirement for a job in science is a love […]

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And the Groundhogs Say….? Today is Groundhog Day.  After a cold December and January in the northern hemisphere, most of us are dying to know how much more frigid cold and snow-shovelling we have to look forward to.  But then again, how often has the local news channel or the Farmer’s Almanac been dead wrong […]

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Scientific discoveries in 2015 are a showcase of the breadth of innovation and imagination possible of human kind.  What can be imagined can be designed it seems.  Very little appears to be beyond the ability of  humans to create although what can be created and what should be created are topics which should probably be addressed. As […]

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R & B singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, died December 31, 2015 at age 65.  Her cause of death was heart failure.  She died at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles from complications of Hepatitis C.  She admitted to intravenous drug use in the early '80's.  It was this past […]

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Crestor is my Doctor’s Drug of Choice It has been three months since I received the news that my cholesterol is high (my total cholesterol was 7 at that time).  My doctor recommended Crestor and I have taken it every night since October 2.  The Pharmacist recommended an evening dose as your body apparently manufactures cholesterol at night.  An article through […]

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Goldenrod is a perennial wildflower found worldwide.  To most it is a weed but to many it is a beautiful wildflower and in some areas of Europe and recently in North America it is cultivated.  Ecologically, it provides food for many insects and foraging animals.  Many allergy suffers despise the appearance of goldenrod in the […]

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Friday I went for a follow-up to my annual physical.  I also threw in a mammogram for good measure.  Who doesn’t like some stranger manipulating your naked breasts into a machine that then squeezes them painfully.   It is right up there in my top ten things to do.  But, as breast cancer and colorectal […]

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Those darn adrenal glands.  Stress and weight gain, it is those glands we have to blame and our caveman past! From an evolutionary standpoint, their secretions of adrenaline and cortisol were vital for survival in a hostile world.  When confronted by a predator bearing down on you with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth it was vital […]

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I’ll admit it.  I dropped the ball on this one.  My plans fell asunder.  Best laid plans and all that……. Kitchen renovations never go as planned.  The renovation from hell still continues although we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  After scraping off 4 layers of wall paper (and coming […]

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Science and Weight Loss Science is all about experimentation.  Find an idea to test.  Make a hypothesis.  Develop an experiment to test that hypothesis.  Weight loss for many of us is just like a science experiment.  We research some diet plans, choose a method we think will help us lose weight and give it the […]

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What is beach sand made of?  Most of us can guess it comes from rocks broken up by waves and winds and other forces of nature.  Bashed together by waves, rocks break up into smaller fragments over time until they become the tiny granular material we love to walk along on a warm summer’s day, […]

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The compression of beach sand involves some interesting physics. Most of us have walked along the shoreline of a beach. I have done a lot of shoreline walking this particular summer. Have you ever looked closely at your footprint the moment your foot lifts from the wet sand? If not, do it the next time […]

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Ontario, Canada is an immense province bordering 4 of t […]

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Waves on a Lake Part of the magic for me when visiting […]

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Waves at the beach are like comfort food to many.  Main […]

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Shells of Lake Huron may not compare to more tropical s […]

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Endangered species and their protection are hot topics […]

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These two weird primates are endangered or so rarely se […]

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Some interesting stories have surfaced in the past coup […]

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Gerald Durrell understood ecosystem importance.  Althou […]

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There are many ways to protect endangered species.  Som […]

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