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Putting the snurfer to work in order to measure snowfall
Q. What do the following scientific achievements have in common: 1. Creation of the first computer language compiler, translating English language instructions into machine...
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Other species’ adapations can be a boon to humankind
Q. The western painted turtle, the red-eared slider and the wood frog possess superior powers that researchers are trying to copy for the...
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Hedy Lamar lit up the silver screen … and radio frequencies
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Wooly mammoths a source of ivory that we didn’t make extinct
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Use of lead white shows the lengths we’ll go to look better
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Early sippy cups may have help hasten population growth
Q. What amazing feat did Apollo 8 achieve seven months before Apollo 11’s historic lunar landing? And what little-known part did astronaut Jim Lovell’s...
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Today’s language has a real courtship with Shakespeare
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Beyond a delicious beverage, teabags a good monitoring tool
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The spirit of giving in full force
That Christmas is the season of giving was on ample display this week at Lions Hall in...
Province boosts funding to police to increase RIDE programs
The Ontario government this week announced it will provide $2.4 million in funding through its Reduce Impaired...
Woolwich looks to widen scope of on-farm business operations
Relaxed on-farm business policies adopted by the province have Woolwich looking to change its official plan and...
Wellesley Lions honour late member
Members of the Wellesley & District Lions Club gathered Sunday to honour one of their own, dedicating...