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Frozen Food : to eat it or not to eat it?
Fast food picture. source: Google image (free to share) Frozen Food is getting a bad rap. Many people think that the frozen meals are unhealthy, opting for a fast-food meal over a frozen food,...
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Urban Algae Farms – The Solution to Highway Pollution
Where there is civilization, there is pollution. Mankind has been producing pollution ever since we discovered fire. At that time, there was only a small amount of pollution – evident from soot on the...
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Stay away from Giant hogweed
Giant hogweed is invasive and noxious weed that can grow up to 4-5 metres tall and blooms in mid-May through July. This beautiful tall plant was originated from Asia and Eastern Europe and was brought...
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Questioning Chemotherapy
The increasing amount of cancer cases is no secret in our world today. According to Statistics Canada, one in four people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Billions of dollars are being...
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Acoustic Noise Pollution in Toothed Whales
Sound is energy. The louder the sound an animal can hear, the greater the potential for damage to their ear. Whales and other marine organisms rely on their hearing for everyday functions like...
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What are you doing to the microbes in your gut?
Lactobacillus casei, a microbe found in dairy products, the human intestine and mouth. Source: Flickr, user: ajc1 There are a hundred trillion cells in our body. You might think that most of the...
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Ionic Liquids: The Future of Electronics
Salt is a popular resource with many forms and uses. It helps keep ice off the roads, flavours our foods, and replaces hard metals in our water. In their liquid form, these salts have properties that...
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Concepts First! Jargon Later.
Are you curious to learn about the anatomy of the human body? Perhaps you have a passion for environmental chemistry and hope to pursue sustainability. Or maybe, your interest lies in physics and you...
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Shape coexistence and nuclear physics at TRIUMF
Our group didn’t know what to expect as we trekked across the rainy parking lot towards the modest entrance of TRIUMF at UBC. The small blue sign seemed like an almost comical understatement to the...
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Supporting Life from Laccase to Lignin
Living in Vancouver, mosses, flowers and trees are a common sight, though the structural similarities between these seemingly different plants may come as a surprise. There are currently over 300,000...
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