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Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.

Learn what quantum mechanics is, the history of its development and the ways we use it today.

To count tiny things like atoms and molecules, scientists use a measurement called the mole.

Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.

Many physical and chemical changes happen when food is prepared. Chemistry never tasted so good!

Learn how your brain recognizes faces and why you sometimes see them in places they don’t exist!

Physicists are a bit like chefs, except they’re trying to figure out the recipe for the universe.

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Melissa Valdez talks about her exciting work on antimatter at CERN when she was a graduate student at York University.

Ice Technicians use math and physics in order to keep the ice ready for hockey.