Author: Maria Gill

You may have noticed this. The social network Twitter is teeming with collaborative accounts where enthusiasts share their science experiences for a week: Embed a TweetAnd the Embed a TweetAnd the Embed a TweetAnd the Embed a TweetAnd the Embed a TweetAnd the Embed a Tweet And so on. People who create, people who care, people who have their hands in it, people who seek and even people who communicate. There are two accounts also dedicated to science communication: Embed a Tweet In English speaking circles and brand new Embed a Tweet In the French-speaking Twittosphere. Comscicomca was just launched…

(Ottawa) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau received their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine. Posted April 23, 2021 at 1:41 pm Kathryn LevesqueThe Canadian Press It all happened at a drugstore in Ottawa, early Friday afternoon. Immediately after receiving his dose, Mr. Trudeau shouted “Yes!” And threw both thumbsI Grégoire Trudeau, along with him, received his dose a few moments later. The pharmacist who gave them the vaccine told them that they could experience minor side effects, such as fatigue or chills, within 72 hours. She added that they will have news of their second dose…

It all began 142 years ago, in 1879, when he was a botanist William James Bell, Of the University of Michigan, posed a simple and complex question: How long can a seed be left dormant? So he buried somewhere on the campus of his university 20 bottles filled with sand, each containing 50 seeds of each of the 21 chosen varieties, from Black mustard Until White clover Transiently Reflective velor. By assigning his successors the task of digging a bottle every five years and comparing the “performance” of each type. Over the decades, the number of resistant species gradually dwindled,…

The Marine Employers Association (AEM) has decided to change the working hours of stevedores starting next Monday. In order to keep the logistics chain fluid, employees will have to settle for unchanging timescales, AEM argues. Posted April 22, 2021 at 2:30 pm. Updated at 8:13 pm. Alice Gerrard BossJournalism “To continue serving the population, AEM has evaluated all available options and will, as of Monday April 26, use the provisions of a collective agreement that allow it to move to non-change schedules (called shifting) in order to preserve liquidity from the logistics chain. This option will help, in part. In…

The article is reserved for subscribers Taking a round trip of the potential of gravitational energy, that’s the challenge launched to students this year, during the local science final, we turn! Recently set up in the Collège Laflèche. TheIn the event, the victory went to Alexis Lyonnais and Charles-Édouard Larivière who thus won a prize of $ 200. These two winners will represent Laflèche in the National Final (asynchronous remote version) which will be held on May 1st. The two winners also won a connection prize ($ 100). The Environmental Responsibility Award ($ 100) was awarded to Robin Levesque and…

Volvo Canada is using Earth Day to announce an agreement with Canada’s leading green power provider, Bullfrog. This is the trend, many manufacturers have declared that they want to become carbon neutral companies within a few years in their operations and, above all, in the manufacture of cars. Such as Volvo It does not have factories in Canada, so it decided to operate its head office with green electricity only. While nearly all regions of Quebec benefit from hydropower, not all provinces are fortunate enough to benefit from renewable energies. In order to reduce its use of non-renewable energy in…

The “House of Knowledge” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also, in all its complexities. Arch to marvel at the world’s treasures. In this new episode, let’s set out to discover a unique object that will soon live in space, aboard the International Space Station, under the watchful eye of Thomas Pesquet: The Point.You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Animal intelligence: a bee learns to pull a string! For scientists, these photos are amazing. Bumblebees were able to learn an intricate technique: pulling a rope to grab food…

STM announced that it has summoned Anna Marco Gaggino, an attorney specializing in police ethics. He will act as an independent expert and have an audit mandate Preliminary results of the internal investigation. As a corporate carrier, maintaining confidence and maintaining a sense of security for our clients is essential, which is why we invite an independent outside expert.STM Chairman Philip Shenob said in a press release. Additionally, STM points to this Preliminary conclusions of the internal investigation, including a study of the various videos available, indicate that the inspectors’ intervention followed the rules for the use of force taught…

It is not just spring that is in question. Global warming is affecting, among other things, insects many of which cannot survive in an extremely hot environment. This pushes them to migrate north to find more freshness. This is the case with the large hairline (Papilio cresphontes), Large diurnal butterfly recently created in Quebec, even in winter. It grew its range 300 km north in just 20 years. This raises many questions, starting with: Can the arrival of alien species have dire consequences for the ecosystem? And what happens to insects that do not move to the north? Isabelle Bourgogne…

On Tuesday, Canadian National unveiled a US $ 33.7 billion cash and equity offer for KCS, based in Kansas City. The value of his bid exceeds the value of the friendly bid made last month between CP and KCS, which is US $ 25 billion. Given the more serious public interest concerns raised by CN’s proposed acquisition of KCS, CN’s suggestion that its proposal should receive the same regulatory treatment as the CP-KCS transaction is incorrect.CB said in a press release on Wednesday ahead of its annual shareholders’ meeting. While the deal with Canadian Pacific raises none of the questions…