Science Report

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Too many scientists, not enough managers
BY GORDON PITTS
The Globe and Mail
23 May 2007

Canada is experiencing a serious gap in management talent that is a major contributing factor in its lagging prosperity compared with the United States, says a new study co-written by one of the country’s leading business school deans. The study,... read more...

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

A ghostly halo that could unlock the dark secret of the universe
Ian Sample Science correspondent
The Guardian
16 May 2007

A ghostly halo detected around a distant cluster of galaxies is the strongest evidence yet for dark matter, the cosmic scaffold around which the planets and stars form, astronomers said yesterday. The discovery is a milestone in a 70-year search for a... read more...

Thursday, May 10, 2007

BRIGHTEST-EVER SUPERNOVA
Reuters REUTERS
Times of India New Delhi Edition
09 May 2007

Washington: A gargantuan explosion ripped apart a star perhaps 150 times more massive than our Sun in a relatively nearby galaxy in the most powerful and brightest supernova ever observed, astronomers said on Monday. And there is one such star in our... read more...