Sci + Tech

A new way to create diamonds could change the world

“You got time, you got time,” a student nervously repeated as he watched his teammate work a joystick that maneuvered a small robot around a… Read More »Every robot for itself

Retroviral medication improves, but only for the rich

But can we blame him?

Researchers simulate earth’s magnetic field to protect space ships

Journal gives undergraduate research a place to be published

Monkeys slaughtered for food may carry diseases dangerous to humans

Does red turn you on? Some scientists say yes. At the University of Rochester, Andrew Elliot, professor of psychology, and Daniela Neista, post-doctoral fellow, demonstrated… Read More »Women in red rated sexier

More than half of the homeless population has suffered traumatic brain injury in their lifetime, and approximately 70 per cent of these injuries occurred before… Read More »Head injuries high among the homeless

Scientists connect the brain to computers

Uncertainty shrouds the substance’s effectiveness and side effects

Scientists develop new techniques to detect life on planets orbiting distant stars

As un-scientific as it is, I started out reading The World in Six Songs with a bias. I had taken the author’s – Daniel Levitin… Read More »McGill Prof Levitin writes book, toots own horn

Turtles to shack up, and one day give birth to long extinct species

Discoveries in the drug realm are changing the world – and maybe extending your life. Pharmaceutical company Sirtris claims to have inadvertently discovered the fountain… Read More »Fountain of youth in sight