Ontario Science Centre: The RedShift Report

Donna Francis puts the bug in Alex's ear about safe ways to wash up.

Zoran investigates microscopic carbon nanotubes that may help scientists build an elevator into space.

Astronomer Sara Poirier introduces Alex to a collection of magnetic personalities from our new Meteorite Gallery.

Alex takes on this burning question to learn about spicy compounds that are currying favour with doctors and patients.

When it comes to complex aerodynamics, golf balls may be on par with airplanes and cars. Devon Hamilton takes a swing at explaining why.

This one might bend your head a little. Walter Stoddard takes Alex through some of the extra dimensions that are being studied by some of today's top theoretical physicists.

David Sugarman explains why scientists are shelling out for computer chips made of plankton skeletons.

In 1957, Russian satellite Sputnik became the first to achieve orbit, inspiring the high-tech satellites of today. Zoran Miscevic tells us how.

Is it all friction, or is there something more going on when a shooting star lights up the night sky? Astronomer Sara Poirier explains why shooting stars have such colourful tails.

If you're unlucky enough to get swallowed by Moby Dick, can you save yourself on the way down by grabbing onto his uvula? Hold on to your hats. The answer may surprise you.

Find out why high octane drinks that cause you to crash and burn give scientist Rich Vieira a case of the jitters.

Alex chats with Devon Hamilton about what astronauts do to keep their bodies fit and how they counter the effects of micro-gravity.

Scientists fire up the massive particle accelerators in hopes of discovering the elusive Higgs Boson and other hypothetical elementary particles.

Chocolate may give humans a bigger buzz than kissing, but for dogs the experience can be bittersweet. Rich Vieira reports on the dark side of chocolate.

Scientists climb the walls trying to understand the effects of isolation on astronauts.