Subjects: General

In addition to all the fun activities on the Explorer of the Seas, there’s a lot of serious science going on as well.

This industrial-sized aquatic vacuum cleaner is used to clean up alien algae in Kaneohe Bay that is endangering the coral reefs.

Andy Dahlstrom is about to enter the ultimate endurance contest that will push his mind and body to the brink: the 200km ice marathon. He’s hoping his new skates will give him an advantage.

Velocity Challenge in BC is a gathering of speed junkies who compete in the fastest nonmotorized sport on Earth.

There’s a lot of R&D involved in making a transcontinental flight in a jet fuelled with renewable biofuel.

This extreme forest firefighting vehicle can also be used as a shelter in the middle of a wildfire.

Fighting wildfires and walking away with your life means being prepared which is why the Weaver Mountain Helitack crew gathers weeks before the fire season to train.

A team at the Dumond Conservatory is unraveling the mysteries of the only nocturnal monkey species.

New research shows that a penguin’s walk isn’t as clumsy as we once thought and a team of engineers is trying to build a robot that walks just like them.

Researchers are finding trace amounts of drugs in fish. The drugs are coming from us and are affecting the behaviour of the fish.