Quirks and Quarks

On this week's spooktacular episode: Wolves are afraid of the big bad human, methane spewi... more

Nobel Prize in medicine for a leash on our immune system Our immune system has enormous po... more

On October 9, 1975, CBC listeners across the country heard David Suzuki introduce the very... more

Remembering Jane: a conversation with Jane Goodall on her storied career Science lost a un... more

Let’s go, Grue Jays! New kinds of birds are not usually discovered while browsing Facebook... more

Dust from car tires can be bad for fish — what might it do to us? As car tires wear, they ... more

10 years ago we first saw gravitational waves — what we’ve seen since In September 2015, L... more

Every summer, Canadian scientists leave their labs and classrooms and fan out across the p... more

We're on hiatus for the summer, but we'll return with new episodes on September 6. In the ... more

Politically-driven chaos is disrupting U.S. scientific institutions and creating challenge... more

Have you ever wondered how particle accelerators work? Or what microwaves really do to foo... more

Energy with a grain of salt Researchers have developed a new sodium metal powered fuel cel... more

Mutant super-powers give Korean sea women diving abilities The Haenyeo, or sea women, of t... more

Chimpanzees lay down mad beats to communicate Apart from their rich vocal palette, chimpan... more

Chimpanzees use medicinal plants for first aid and hygiene Researchers have observed wild ... more

The beginnings of our end — where the anus came from Our distant evolutionary ancestors ha... more

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar covers itself with body parts It’s like something from a ... more