Quirks and Quarks Segmented Show from CBC Radio

Are there enough places for hibernating bears to sleep?

Some oak and beech species do not drop their leaves in autumn

Why efforts to monitor Ontario wolves face opposition

Beetles are shrinking because of climate change

Space lasers vs space junk

Scientists can predict who your friends are by scanning your brain

This new blood test will revolutionize how we screen for Alzheimer’s

Some species like oak and beech keep their leaves longer over winter in order to provide nutrients and trap water

There is conflict between conservationists and hunters and trappers over how to protect this population in Ontario.

Scientists can predict who your friends are by scanning your brain

Could lasers be the solution to all the junk cluttering up space

Beetles are shrinking because of climate change

This new blood test will revolutionize how we screen for Alzheimer’s

According to a new study, it's not just coughing and sneezing. Sick people can spread the flu virus just by breathing as tiny particles containing flu virus are expelled from the lungs.

Slowing climate warming by geoengineering - creating reflective clouds high in the atmosphere - might work. But if we ever stop the geoengineering process then all the climate change it prevents will happen suddenly, which could be a disaster for ecosystems.