Category: Science & Technology

As Canadians struggle with changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the issues being discussed is whether it’s safe to use reusable bags for grocery and other shopping. It has caused some, like Robyn Warren of Belle Isle, N.S., to Read more …

Google has published charts showing how the coronavirus has brought hard-hit Italy to a standstill, led to runs on grocery stores around the world and prompted a stark drop in going out between Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day. The analysis of location Read more …

Protective measures against COVID-19 have been preached daily since the onset of the pandemic — wash your hands, keep your distance, stop touching your face. Should disinfect your cell phone be added to that list? “Cell phones are like an Read more …

Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia — the first fossil of an extinct human species discovered in Africa — in research with big implications for deciphering the origin of our Read more …

This year’s United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain said Wednesday. The U.K. government said the meeting, due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, in November, will now be held next Read more …

As millions of Canadians adapt to working from home, keeping up with the news and physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic — it’s expected screen time on all their devices will increase. Ramona Pringle, a technology columnist and an associate professor at Ryerson University, suggests if Read more …

Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused Read more …

This column is an opinion by Christian Leuprecht, a Class of 1965 Professor in Leadership at the Royal Military College, Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen’s University, Fulbright Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School Read more …

Take a look at the gold in the ring on your finger or a piece of jewelry. You are looking at something that came from a violent event that took place a long time ago in our galaxy before Earth was Read more …

Cybersecurity experts describe it as a perfect storm: employees working from home — away from their firm’s IT experts and sometimes without the protection of a corporate computer network —  and hungry for information about a mysterious coronavirus. With the COVID-19 crisis Read more …