Pet dogs are prevalent across many parts of the world, such as the U.S., which has the largest population. The Gauntlet interviewed Abinaya Venkatesan, a Ph.D. candidate with Dr. John Gilead at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, who has studied drug-resistance parasites infecting both dogs as well
Wildlife managers from Alberta Environment and Parks euthanized the remaining members of the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep male herd in Kananaskis when several of the males contracted a strain of infectious bacterial pneumonia in March. The decision was made out of fear that the disease would spread quickly to the
A paper published in January 2023 from the University of Calgary had challenged previous ideas about the human lung and the microbial community. The main author of the paper, Dr. Christina Thornton, is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
If you have ever experienced a major cut or burn, you may notice that a scar forms after your injury is healed. This can be problematic because your skin will rarely be regenerated identically to its former state. Some reptiles and amphibians such as lizards can regenerate lost limbs perfectly,
We know time on Earth is based on the rotation of the planet around the Sun, but would that be the same for telling time on the Moon? The European Space Agency (ESA) has brought attention to lunar timekeeping considering the dozens of lunar missions planned in the coming years.
The induction of ChatGPT has ushered in a new discussion surrounding academic integrity in higher education. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot was launched in November 2022 and has since been a source of dilemmas and concerns in academic circles. Through a University of Calgary Teaching and Learning grant from the
Bee stings hurt and can give people anaphylactic shock resulting in death. Approaching a beehive to extract honey is a perilous process that requires specialized equipment. Beehives are usually kept far away from people’s homes — unless you are a member of a Maya beekeeping family living in the Yucatán
The sudden changes in temperature in our city and around the world have sparked discussions about the effects climate change has had on our weather. But there seems to be a misconception of what is categorized as common weather patterns and what is the result of climate change. University of
With the release of HBO’s The Last of Us in mid-January, it seems like everyone is a bit more wary of fungi. Despite nothing indicating that mind-controlling fungi targeting humans and turning us into murderous creatures will ever be a reality, they can be threatening to our
We are quickly losing the ability to see the dark night sky. The sky became, on average, 10 per cent brighter every year from 2011 to 2022 due to artificial light pollution, according to a new study published in Science. The authors, led by Dr. Christopher Kyba, compiled over 50,
