Ontario Science Centre: The RedShift Report Feed

What is a pulsar? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:10

We can see stars in the night sky but we can hear them too!

Plight of the butterflies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:18

Why is the eastern monarch population at an all-time low?

Space’s final frontier…recovery! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:14

Is readjusting to life on Earth the most dangerous part of space travel?

Chris Hadfield leads a Canadian experiment to track cosmic radiation. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:32

Sara explains RADI-N2 and the Ontario Science Centre’s data so far.

Another first for astronaut Chris Hadfield | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:42

Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.

Sometimes citizen science gets its start with simply having fun, helping out and getting wet. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:42

We meet 13 year-old volunteer citizen scientist Tavish McClean in part two of our series on the Bowmanville Fish Lift Project.

Citizen scientists help salmon up the creek without a ladder. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:26

We discuss the science behind the Bowmanville Fish Lift Project.

What's life like at the edge of the solar system? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:07

After a 35 year journey, the Voyager 1 probe prepares to enter interstellar space.

What are some of the weird ways that animals communicate? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:07

David Sugarman explains how different animals communicate and why.

What lies hidden in Lake Vostok? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:28

Are Russian scientists poised to unlock the secrets of the world's largest sub-glacial lake?

Why did scientists create a deadly virus in the lab? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:21

We explore the science and controversy surrounding a man-made strain of H5N1 bird flu.

Will robots ever be able to do everything that humans can? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:09

Why a 6 month-old child is more intelligent than the most sophisticated robot.

How many people can the Earth support? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:19

We discuss the impact of 7 billion people on our planet.

Is the Rock-Paper-Scissors game just blind luck? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:39

New research suggests players subconsciously mimic each other's hand shapes.

What's in store for the future of space exploration? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:50

Space Shuttle era ends with Atlantis' final mission.

Ontario Science Centre: The RedShift Report