Fossil remains discovered in China could shed light on the early evolution of aquatic reptiles, including icthyosaurs. Icthyosaurs were sea-going reptiles whose body shape resembled modern dolphins, but the fossil record has been silent about the land-based animals they evolved from. The new remains – which date back to the Lower Triassic (about 248 million […]
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Second U.S. case of MERS | Experts Available
Second U.S. case of MERS | SMCC Experts Available | May 14, 2014 On Monday May 12, 2014 the U.S. Centres of Disease control reported the “unwelcome but not unexpected” news that a second person in the US has been diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. This second case, which occurred in Florida, follows […]
Gravitational waves in cosmic microwave background
On March 17, researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics announced that they had found evidence of gravitational waves in cosmic background radiation. These ripples in the fabric of space-time provide strong evidence for the theory of inflation, which says that the infant universe underwent a sudden and rapid expansion – increasing in size by […]
Bird flu and seasonal flu | Experts available
Experts available – Bird flu and seasonal flu – January 10, 2014 With Canada’s first – albeit isolated – case of H5N1 (bird flu) reported last week and ongoing concern about H1N1 influenza across the country, SMCC has gathered a short list of flu experts who are available to answer media questions. If you are […]
