Quirks and Quarks

After a massive, fresh asteroid impact crater was spotted on the moon, scientists jumped o... more

Archaeologists excavating a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska have uncovered a treasure trove... more

The biting dynamics of the world’s deadliest mosquitoes: meet the researcher who rolled up... more

DNA samples from the oldest living land animal show how good genes and limited biochemical... more

We talk to two of this year’s newest Nobel Laureates, Dr. Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegema... more

Black holes are voracious eaters, but they’re also quite messy, and often after devouring ... more

The El Niño underway in the Pacific Ocean is a natural climate phenomenon but its warming ... more

It’s long been a mystery why one particular avian dinosaur was the only kind to survive ma... more

Summer is fieldwork time for many scientists. We talk to researchers who have been busy hi... more

Quirks & Quarks has been taking your burning questions for 50 years. And while we thought ... more

From doubting our doubts to sleuthing out scientific fraud, this week we revisit some of o... more

For our 50th anniversary celebration last October, we spoke with some of Canada's top scie... more

From filming a black hole to flaming hot water ice on Neptune, we revisit some of our favo... more