Quirks & Quarks - Blog

Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help

Analysis: Bob's Blog
Astronaut brain fog known as the 'space stupids' not so bad after return to Earth, study suggests
A new study shows that the brain fog many astronauts report feeling when they're in space is not just all in their head. The good news is that these so-called "space stupids" go away once they return to Earth.
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 22
Analysis: Bob's blog
Blind and sighted people alike can learn to 'see' with echolocation, study finds
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 15
Analysis: Bob's blog
Contest invites teams to design a 'generation starship' for a 250-year journey
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 8
Analysis: Bob's blog
Iceland looking to add space solar power to its sources of renewable energy by 2030
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 5
Analysis: Bob's blog
Would you ride a high-altitude balloon to the edge of space?
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks October 28
Analysis: Bob's blog
SpaceX surpasses its own record for the number of rockets launched in a year
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks October 18

Analysis: Bob's blog

How long was Mars warm and wet?

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 11

Analysis: Bob's Blog

With the Europa Clipper mission, NASA hopes to find signs of life

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 4

Analysis: Bob's blog

Greenland tsunami made the Earth 'ring' for 9 days, new research suggests

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 20

Overheated | Analysis

Travelling through a 40 degree summer looking for relief

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 6

Analysis: Bob's blog

Making science fun with summer camps

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 21

Analysis: Bob's blog

Ed Stone, head of the Voyager mission that introduced us to solar system's outer planets, has died

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 14

Analysis: Bob's blog

Lunar dust could pose serious threat to future moon bases and astronauts: study

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 7

Analysis: Bob's blog

Recent solar storm and eclipse are reminders we live in the sun's embrace

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 17

Analysis: Bob's blog

Thin sound-suppressing silk fabric works like noise-cancelling headphones

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 10

Analysis: Bob's blog

Running horizontally could help future lunar settlers stay in shape on the Moon

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 3

Analysis: Bob's blog

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter down but definitely not out

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 26

Analysis: Bob's blog

No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 19

Analysis: Bob's blog

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 12

Follow the crowds, avoid the clouds: I chase eclipses to witness nature's awesome glory

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 7

Analysis: Bob's blog

Citizen scientists discover a treasure trove of active asteroids

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 22

Analysis: Bob's blog

Screen time can affect children's language development, study suggests

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 15

Analysis: Bob's blog

Canadian contribution to private lunar lander could lead to a telescope on the moon

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 23

Analysis: Bob's blog

Great apes can be playful pranksters, too. Bob McDonald once learned this first-hand

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 16

Analysis: Bob's blog

A walk in nature is good for your brain — a new study adds to the evidence

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 9

Analysis: Bob's Blog

This robotic, solar-powered plane might be NASA's new way to explore Mars

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 26

now