Drugmaker receives $4 million in federal cash as London’s life sciences sector grows

Kapil Lakhotia

Links to the Breadcrumb Trail News Local news A London drugmaker to add cutting-edge technology and scale up production for the Canadian market with federal help. Published July 12, 2023 1 minute read London Economic Development Corp. chief executive Kapil Lakhotia, left, and Mayor Josh Morgan are shown in this LFP file photo. Article content … Read more

Health Canada’s new rules target vaping ‘Wild West’ – National | globalnews.ca

Cyclist rides across Canada to raise funds and awareness of genetic diseases - Winnipeg |  globalnews.ca

Health Canada will soon have a clearer look into the haze of Canadian vaping habits as new reporting requirements for retailers and manufacturers aim to address what some are calling a Wild West. Under new regulations passed in June, companies now must submit semi-annual sales data and ingredient lists to Health Canada, with the first … Read more

SpaceX is extending the life of its Falcon 9 Ars Technica reusable boosters

A Falcon 9 rocket soars in the sky above Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink Internet satellites.

Zoom in / A Falcon 9 rocket soars in the sky above Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink Internet satellites. The late night liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of Starlink Internet satellites on Sunday set a new record for the most flights by a … Read more

Life of astronomer Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018)

Hubble Space Telescope.  Credit: NASA

Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) not only laid the foundation for our understanding of how galaxies grow, but she also founded NASA’s space astronomy program, becoming the mother of Hubble. Roman’s love for the stars was evident from an early age and when he was just 10 he started an … Read more

Remembering the life of Molly Mastrangelo

Molly Fudge Mastrangelo

Molly Fudge Mastrangelo died on June 27, 2023, at the age of 87, surrounded by her family, with serenity and grace. Molly Weston Fudge was born in upstate New York, the eldest child of Russell and Florence (Bray) Fudge. She was born into an extended family of artists, doctors, architects and engineers, at a time … Read more

Magnetic revelations: new research challenges Existing theories on the emergence of life

Earth's crust billions of years ago

Plate tectonics involves the horizontal movement and interaction of large plates on the earth’s surface. Shifting plate tectonics, thought to be necessary for the creation of a habitable planet, did not occur on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, new research indicates. Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw A multi-institution team has found evidence … Read more

Plate tectonics may be younger than life, Earth’s oldest rocks suggest

As recently as 2.5 billion years ago, seawater was saturated with silicon, making the seabed saturated with heavy isotopes of silicon.  Yet prior to 4.0 billion years ago this was not incorporated into granites, but after 3.8 billion years ago they were.

A study of the world’s oldest rocks provides evidence that plate tectonic-driven recycling may not have begun until several hundred years after the formation of the Earth. The authors admit their findings aren’t conclusive, but if they’re right, they have big implications for what it takes to keep life going. The fact that Earth is … Read more

Did we find life on Mars and then wipe it out?

Life on Mars: Part of the robotic arm machine at left, with reddish rocks and sand dunes in the background.

View larger. | NASA’s Viking 1 lander took this photo of the surrounding rocks and sand dunes on May 26, 1977. The lander’s sampling arm is in the foreground, and the scoop marks in the sand are where it took samples for analysis. Both Viking 1 and 2 searched for evidence of microscopic life on … Read more