Forever chemicals are everywhere. These burnt wood chips could help change that

Forever chemicals are everywhere. These burnt wood chips could help change that

Forever chemicals are everywhere, from cookware to cosmetics to clothes to carpets. For decades, they’ve been building up in the environment and our water – and in our bodies.  Now Canadian researchers say they have developed a practical way to remove the toxic compounds from our drinking water.  “There’s no natural way for this thing … Read more

University’s council chair donates allowances to endowment funds for undergraduate students

University’s council chair donates allowances to endowment funds for undergraduate students

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan, Bisi Akande, has asked the university to channel his allowances and entitlements into an endowment fund for undergraduate students in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Mr Akande made the request in a 21 August letter addressed to the university registrar and secretary to the … Read more

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor — seemingly by ancient lumps of metal — according to a new study. That discovery is putting the scientists behind it at odds with the Canada-based mining company that funded them. “We were the worst critics of this paper for a long time,” Andrew Sweetman of the Scottish … Read more

Tabu feels co-star and friend Ajay Devgn is ‘least interested’ in romancing her on screen |

Tabu feels co-star and friend Ajay Devgn is ‘least interested’ in romancing her on screen |

Ajay Devgn and Tabu, celebrated for their chemistry on screen, have enthralled audiences in Bollywood with films such as ‘Vijaypath,’ ‘Haqeeqat,’ ‘Drishyam,’ ‘De De Pyaar De,’ ‘Drishyam 2,’ and ‘Bholaa.’ They are set to reunite in the romantic thriller ‘Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha.’Tabu has expressed a sentiment that despite their collaboration on numerous romantic … Read more

MHT CET Results 2024 date: PCM, PCB groups scores to release on June 10, check result dates of other exams here

MHT CET Results 2024 date: PCM, PCB groups scores to release on June 10, check result dates of other exams here

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will be announcing the results of the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) 2024 for the physics, chemistry, and mathematics (PCM) and physics, chemistry, and biology (PCB) groups on June 10, 2024. This was informed by the CET Cell through an official notification. Once released, candidates who appeared … Read more

JEE Advanced 2024: Here are the high-weightage chapters students need to glance ahead of the exam | Competitive Exams

JEE Advanced 2024: Here are the high-weightage chapters students need to glance ahead of the exam | Competitive Exams

With less than a week left for the JEE Advanced exam scheduled to be held on May 26, 2024, students must have already completed their syllabus. Gearing up to score good marks in the exam, they must be in full swing answering the mock test and solving previous year’s papers. To further fortify the preparation, … Read more

Feds put $15M into pathogen tracking, health-care supply chain research to prep for next pandemic

Feds put M into pathogen tracking, health-care supply chain research to prep for next pandemic

A new $15-million cross-border research project is underway to monitor the movement of pathogens in Canada and the U.S. in the event of future pandemics.  The federal government put up the money that will cover four years of equipment and research. The Integrated Network for the Surveillance of Pathogens: Increasing Resilience and Capacity in Canada’s … Read more

This secret location known as ‘Jurassic Mile’ contains incredible 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils

This secret location known as ‘Jurassic Mile’ contains incredible 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils

Anthony Morgan, host of Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs, visited the Jurassic Mile, a treasure trove of fossilized bones, plants and footprints dating back 150 million years. Credit: Ideacom International Inc. (Ideacom International Inc. ) Roberto Verdecchia is one of the directors of Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs Deep in the Wyoming badlands lies a small … Read more

GUJCET 2024 exam tomorrow: Check important topics for Physics, Math and Chemistry sections

GUJCET 2024 exam tomorrow: Check important topics for Physics, Math and Chemistry sections

GUJCET 2024: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) is set to conduct the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) 2024 for admission to various courses tomorrow, i.e March 31, 2024. The exam was earlier scheduled for the month of April 2024, however due to upcoming Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, the exam date … Read more

NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada’s 1st nuclear waste repository but there’s still heavy pushback

NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada’s 1st nuclear waste repository but there’s still heavy pushback

The body tasked with selecting the future storage site for Canada’s nuclear waste has reaffirmed its confidence in the project’s safety, but others remain concerned about the potential risks of burying spent nuclear fuel hundreds of metres below the earth’s surface. By the end of this year, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is expected to decide … Read more