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UPDATE: The path of totality, 2024

April 2, 2024April 1, 2024 Science Borealis 2 Comments Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Highlights, Physics and Astronomy, Science in Society

By Kim Morris, Borealis Blog editor On April 8, a total eclipse of the sun will occur over North America. […]

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X Marks the Rot: Social Media’s Depressive Effects

April 18, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

You can call it X or you can call it Twitter, but here's one thing you certainly can't call it: good for anyone's mental or emotional well-being. Get the full story X Marks the Rot: Social Media’s Depressive Effects

Freddie the Rescue Dog and How Dogs Save Us with Grant Hayter-Menzies

April 17, 2024April 18, 2024 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Zazie and Kristi are joined by Grant Hayter-Menzies to talk about his book, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me.By Zazie Todd PhD.Watch episode 16 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation below or on Youtube, listen below or via your favourite podcast app (including Apple, Spotify), or scroll down to read highlights. About this...

A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia

April 17, 2024 Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia Transfusion Blood Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Dr. Travis Sztainert Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or lack of...

Six Ways To Make a Mental Health Friendly City

April 17, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Most young people are in cities, but urban living is a risk factor for mental health disorders. What can be done? This study is a starting point. Get the full story Six Ways To Make a Mental Health Friendly City

Canada’s Ramping Up Readiness for the Next Pandemic

April 16, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

A new Level 4 biosecurity lab in Saskatoon will increase Canada's capacity to respond to future outbreaks. But does it come with risks? Get the full story Canada’s Ramping Up Readiness for the Next Pandemic

New system for imaging rare-earth doped nanoparticles

April 12, 2024 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS; Québec, Canada) has issued a January 30,2024 news release (also on EurekAlert) announcing new work in the field of imaging, Note: Links have been removed, Teams led by professors Jinyang Liang and Fiorenzo Vetrone from the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre at the Institut national de la...

Photographing a total solar eclipse (with a macro lens)

April 12, 2024 Gil Wizen Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach

Turn around Every now and then, I get a little bit restless And I dream of something wild I wonder what Bonnie Tyler was thinking about when she recorded her song “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” I can definitely relate to these words. Sometimes I feel antsy and eager to step outside of my comfort...

Searching the Past to Understand Malaria’s Future

April 12, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Malaria could make a climate-change-fuelled Canadian comeback. Centuries-old mosquitoes housed in museums could help bolster our defences. Get the full story Searching the Past to Understand Malaria’s Future

‘Frozen smoke’ sensors can detect toxic formaldehyde in homes and offices

April 11, 2024 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I love the fact that ‘frozen smoke’ is another term for aerogel (which has multiple alternative terms) and the latest work on this interesting material is from the University of Cambridge (UK) according to a February 9, 2023 news item on ScienceDaily, Researchers have developed a sensor made from ‘frozen smoke’ that uses artificial intelligence...

Travel story: Internship to improve risk management of Lyme disease for outdoor workers

April 11, 2024 Le Beagle - CSBQ Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

By Erica Fellin, a PhD student at McGill University In April 2023, I was lucky enough to participate in a three-week internship at the Centre d’enseignement et de recherche en foresterie (CERFO) to develop my statistical modelling skills. CERFO is a College Center for Technology Transfer (CCTT) that offers environmental research services, knowledge transfer, and...

UPDATE: The path of totality 2024

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