The Earth heated up when its day was 22 hours long

by Madison Fernway | Jul 8, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

July 3rd, 2024 | Ars Technica via UVic News As highlighted in a new article, researchers Russell Deitrick and Colin Goldblatt from the University of Victoria, Canada, explored the effects of Earth’s rotation slowing down due to tidal interactions with the Moon, which...

Did Prehistoric Children Make Figurines Out of Clay?

by Madison Fernway | Jul 5, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

July 2, 2024 | Smithsonian Magazine via UVic News A new article from Smithsonian Magazine highlights a groundbreaking, forthcoming study suggesting that children from the Upper Paleolithic era may have crafted figurines from clay. This theory stems from fingerprints...

The right call? B.C. school districts finalizing plans to restrict cellphone use

by Madison Fernway | Jun 25, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

June 25, 2024 | Vancouver Sun via UVic News British Columbia’s school districts are gearing up to curb digital distractions. By September, they aim to limit cellphone use during school hours. In Mission, for example, the ban will extend to lunchtime for Grade 9...

Unforeseen rightward surge in Europe’s politics

by Madison Fernway | Jun 18, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

June 10, 2024 | CTV News via UVic News Amidst the aftermath of the recent European Parliament elections, Oliver Schmidtke, Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, analyzes the rising wave of right-wing parties across Europe. From Italy...

University of Victoria researchers developing syphilis vaccine

by Madison Fernway | Jun 17, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

June 10, 2024 | Yahoo News via UVic News In the wake of a rising syphilis epidemic, Dr. Caroline Cameron and her team at the University of Victoria are making strides in the fight against this ancient disease. With syphilis cases in Canada hitting close to 14,000 in...