Science

In this series on depression, we are looking at ways that we can lessen the impact of serious depression or avoid it altogether. This video looks at the effects of sleep.

Clinical depression is becoming a major problem for an increasing portion of society.

While there are biological causes for depression, this is by no means the only factor which may contribute to this problem.

Depression is not a respecter of persons; it impacts people of all different backgrounds and in all kinds of circumstances. However, there are some biological contributors to depression.

On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published a paper that would forever alter our understanding of life and give cause to question leading theories on how we came into existence.

Charles Darwin's renowned work, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," was published in November of 1859. At the time, little was known about the building blocks of life—cells.

On the rolling Saskatchewan prairie, about 70 miles east of the city of Saskatoon, sits a pleasant community of 6000 people named Humboldt.

When reporting on the subject, mainstream western media portray Intelligent Design (sometimes referred to simply as I.D.) as a battle between religion and science, between the ignorant and the educated, between people led by blind emotion versus l

Are you knowledgeable? We've all heard the line, "What do YOU know?" Perhaps, it has been directed at you. The situation is generally confrontational. It's an argument and emotions are running high.

In 1687, Isaac Newton published his seminal book, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. It laid the foundation for the modern era of the physical sciences.

News and weather are standard products transmitted continually by radio and television. There are dedicated TV weather channels. One can find a myriad of weather sites on the internet.

No doubt you have heard of studies and statistics that show our society is being increasingly afflicted with depression and anxiety. This ironically is a problem that is much worse in the wealthy nations of the world than in poorer ones.