Being in the “zone” – it’s all about brain waves
What does it mean when athletes “get in the zone”?
Category: Human Body
Spider-Man is amazing! Genomic research is cooler.
Can superheroes actually exist? Can science explain super powers?
Driving Malaria to Extinction Using Gene Drives
What is the world’s deadliest animal? Tiger? Lion? Alligator? Shark? To figure it out, you’ll have to think a lot smaller - the mosquito.
Brain VS Freezie: How to snack like a winner this summer
What’s a better way to beat the summer heat than cooling off with a frozen freezie? There isn’t one. Frantically licking a melting freezie before it reaches your hands is as much a part...
Why does VR cause motion sickness?
Virtual Reality is on the cutting edge for gaming technology today: it uses a headset to immerse the player within a completely virtual world that they can then explore and manipulate. The tech is...
Bee Stings
Have you ever been stung by a honeybee? A wasp? Well if you’ve never had the pleasure I’d like to take some time and explain why these hymenopterans (the family of insects that bees...
Science of Snooze
Hitting the ‘snooze’ button on your alarm clock to get that extra few minutes of sleep, may be doing more harm than good!
Climbing Mt. Everest is No Walk in the Park
I remember the night of May 20, 2022 very well. I was waiting on a phone call. This call was special. This call was from the top of Mt. Everest. Meagan McGrath, Sudbury’s most...
What does the H and N stand for in flu names , and why are they numbered??
Although the World Health Organization requires several parameters to be met when naming flu viruses, the one we are most familiar with…
Back To School Science: Waking Up On Time
Switching modes from summer vacation to going back to school can be tough. The toughest part? For most people, it’s probably waking up.
