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Quirks and Quarks19:09The aftermath of a record-smashing volcano: Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai two years later It was a record-breaking blast that swept the world — several times over, as it turns out.  A little over two years ago, the most powerful underwater volcano ever recorded erupted off the coast of the tiny islandContinue Reading

Quirks and Quarks·Analysis: Bob’s Blog This robotic, solar-powered plane might be NASA’s new way to explore MarsBob McDonald’s Blog: With the Ingenuity helicopter mission now over, NASA is potentially looking at a robotic fixed-wing aircraft to explore Martian skies next. As Ingenuity’s pioneering Martian helicopter mission ends, NASA is alreadyContinue Reading

Quirks and Quarks·Analysis: Bob’s blog As a recent space solar power mission comes to an end, more scientists are looking at this technology as a viable option that could help end our power woes. Recent space solar power mission comes to an end after beaming power to Earth for theContinue Reading

Quirks and Quarks·Analysis: Bob’s blog Hansen is scheduled to be a crewmember on NASA’s Artemis II moon mission, whose launch has been pushed back to September of 2025 The Artemis II moon mission postponed to September 2025 Bob McDonald · CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 12, 2024 10:16 AM ESTContinue Reading

Quirks and Quarks18:53Unearthing a small-brained hominid species that challenges human exceptionalism The 2013 discovery of the largest collection of hominid fossils ever found is rewriting the origin of complex behaviours we thought were uniquely human, says a renowned paleoanthropologist. The fossilized bones belonged to an entirely new species of ancient humanContinue Reading

Quirks and Quarks·ANALYSIS: Bob’s blog 2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year. From exploding rockets to exploding islands to exploding submarines to things that didn’t explode Bob McDonald · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 22, 2023 12:50 PMContinue Reading