Mark Carney will soon take over from Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister (Photo: Reuters) Mark Carney could make history as Canada prepares to elect a new government. Although he leads the party that has governed the world's second-largest country…
Tyrannosaurus rex, shown here running in a virtual model, was far from the fastest dinosaur. (Image courtesy of William Sellers) Until the mid-1960
(Image credit: Oxygen via Getty Images) Is your green my green? Probably not. What I perceive as pure green may appear slightly yellowish or bluish to you. This is because people have different visual systems. Moreover, the color of an…
Does a patient's gender affect their response to anesthesia? At this point, the evidence remains limited and inconclusive. (Image credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) General anesthesia is used during surgery to reduce consciousness, relieve pain during the procedure,…
Can Astronauts Burp in Space? (Image courtesy of NASA) Digestive gases get the better of everyone at one time or another, often in the form of burping. Burping is the body's method of releasing excess gas in the upper digestive…
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only object outside Earth known to have stable water on its surface. (Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho) Scientists have long known about the presence of rivers and seas of liquid methane on Titan's…