Sci/Why

By Claire Eamer If you're curious about Canadian kids' science books, but you don't know quite where to start, consider taking...

Post by Helaine Becker When I was growing up, Barbie was the ultimate aspirational toy. She had a fantastic slinky black dress. An over th...

Brooklyn Museum, 30 B.C.E. – 50 C.E. Even people who really love Egyptology and know a lot about ancient mummies might be curious about...

By Claire Eamer I recently wrote an article for Hakai Magazine , an online magazine about coastal life and science, on the accuracy (or la...

There was a new Bloom County comic put out this week on Twitter and Facebook by cartoonist Berkeley Breathe. One of his characters, young O...

by L. E. Carmichael Courtesy of Doug Wheller via Flickr Commons Lately my Facebook feed has filled up with memes and videos about mira...

By Simon Shapiro Nanotechnology deals with particles ranging in size from 1 to 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one millionth of a meter. T...