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Want to know what’s inside a star? Sounds from stars are proving useful to astronomers Sep 14th 2022 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  In the 1960s astronomers discovered that the Sun was pulsating—expanding and contracting regularly every five minutes. As well as this main … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Lockdowns Testing & Tracing Mutations Covid Animal Reservoirs Messenger RNA Long Covid Delta Variant, Omicron Vaccine Passports Why Not Vaccinate Under 12s? Mixing Vaccines Covid Headaches  Covid & the Lungs – HiP-CT scans Recurrent Covid Infections How Do Variants Arise?  … Continue reading →

Beyond Taste Buds: The Science of Delicious Taste receptors, volatiles, gustatory cortex: There’s more to yum than you might think. BYDAVID OWEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  Julie Mennella, a biologist who studies the sense of taste in babies and toddlers, often records her … Continue reading →

This was the start of an extended trip lasting from early September to about May 2023. Day 1 Sept 5 Fly Comox – Ottawa (UVBLBO) YQQ-YYC @05:45-08:25 WS3210 / YYC-YOW @09:20-15:09 (Westjet WS610 $421. Bus 97 airport to Hurdman (3.75 cash), … Continue reading →

Gene therapies must become miracles of medicine Otherwise they might end up a niche treatment for a small number of patients in rich countries Aug 25th 2022 THE ECONOMIST  In 2018, when he was 13, Ethan Ralston’s eyesight started to get … Continue reading →

I have included an extensive biography of MSB. He interests me because of my personal interest in becoming Canada’s most traveled person. As of August, 2022, I still have 43 countries to see all 193 UN countries. By the time … Continue reading →

A virologist at St Vincent’s Hospital’s Centre for Applied Medical Research in Sydney adjusts his personal protective equipment while researching the Omicron variant, on December 8, 2021. Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants remain a major cause of reinfections. How multiple … Continue reading →

Top 100 Wonders of the World Click blue links for my top 100 wonder descriptions   1  Pyramids of Egypt   2  Great Wall of China   3  Taj Mahal   4  Serengeti Migration   5  Galapagos Islands   6  Grand Canyon   7  Machu Picchu   8  Antarctica Cruise   9  Iguazu Falls 10  Bali 11  Amazon Rainforest 12  Ngorongoro … Continue reading →

25 FREE MUST HAVE i-PHONE APPS Long, long before smart phones, everyone traveled with nothing more than backpacks, a Lonely Planet, maybe a chunky laptop for the rare hostel that had WiFi, and a pocket of change for phone calls … Continue reading →

The bitter truth behind Madagascar’s roaring vanilla trade How did hunger for the humble pod lead to greed, crime and riches? Wendell Steavenson travels to Madagascar to meet the new spice barons Apr 29th 2019  NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC By Wendell Steavenson … Continue reading →