The Euclid Space Telescope’s mission is to explore the composition and evolution of dark energy. Find out how its observations of over a billion galaxies aim to solve what scientists call cosmology’s greatest mystery.

Genius is an idea that humanity has accepted since the dawn of civilization. Find out why some scholars question the validity and value of the concept, with some even viewing it as a potential danger for society.

“Anthropocene epoch” is the term for a proposed geological era to represent the influence modern humanity has on our planet. Find out why a picturesque lake near Milton, Ontario is the chosen site to represent this new epoch.

Wildfire season in Canada runs every year from May through October. Find out why climate change is making this year’s forest fires the most intense and destructive ever recorded.

Also available as a text blog at daretoknow.ca/2023/06/10/wildfire-season-in-canada-and-climate-change/

Dying brains of some animals and humans show some remarkable brain wave activity. Find out why researchers want to find out  if these readings indicate some form of near death experience or hidden consciousness connected to the end of life.

Also available as a text blob at http://daretoknow.ca/2023/05/27/dying-brains-may-experience-surge-of-consciousness/

Dying brains of some animals and humans show some remarkable brain wave activity. Find out why researchers want to find out  if these readings indicate some form of near death experience or hidden consciousness connected to the end of life.

Also available as a text blog at http://daretoknow.ca/2023/05/27/dying-brains-may-experience-surge-of-consciousness/

Environmental DNA (eDNA) comes from the traces of genetic material organisms shed as they go about their lives. Find out how our ability to analyze human eDNA samples is a mixed blessing for the fields of ecology and forensics.

Also available as a blog at http://daretoknow.ca/2023/05/20/environmental-dna-poses-scientific-and-ethical-dilemmas/

Mars exploration was in the headlines for several reasons during the month of April. Find out the latest exploits of NASA’s Ingenuity, Curiosity and Insight rover missions on the Red Planet.

Brain scans from a recent study enabled scientists to decode what people were thinking. Find out how the researchers used artificial intelligence to read minds, and how this new technology might help people who can’t speak or even change how we all communicate.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://daretoknow.ca/2023/05/08/brain-scans-enable-scientists-to-read-minds/

Quasar origins have been a mystery to astrophysicists since they discovered these quasi-stellar radio sources sixty years ago. Find out how a team of researchers discovered that quasars ignite when galaxies collide.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://daretoknow.ca/2023/04/29/quasar-origins-explained-by-studying-distant-galaxies/