Quirks and Quarks

Microbial mining in space, baby birds get the boot, palm oil substitutes, deep sea squid says ‘g’day’, Canada’s place in space and how do fans make cool air?


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Microbes may be our miners on asteroids, moons and other planets; Songbird parents manipulate their chicks out of the nest before they’re ready to go; Canadian food scientists develop eco-friendly substitutes for palm oil; Super rare deep sea squid spotted in Australian waters for the first time; Canadian technological ingenuity and astronaut talent has been our ticket to space; Why do fans make the air feel cooler?
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Quirks and QuarksBy CBC