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Weapon of mass disruption: How disinformation is fueling political division

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 Science Borealis Leave a comment Policy and Politics, Science in Society

By Katie Compton, Policy & Politics editor Like many people, I typically scroll through my social media feeds when I’m […]

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Comment concevoir l’évolution?

May 18, 2022 Yvan Dutil General Science, Physics and Astronomy, Policy and Politics

Comment concevoir l'évolution? Incursion dans l'univers de la science mer 18/05/2022 - 09:45 Blogue Biologie Incursion dans l'univers de la science

Tracking salmon viruses

May 17, 2022 Brett Favaro Biology and Life Sciences

“DNA sequencing like that used to track COVID-19 helps scientists trace the origins of salmon pathogens in B.C.” Read what Liber Ero Fellow, Gideon Mordecai, has to say about salmon viruses in his article in Canadian Geographic.

L’intelligence artificielle inspire confiance aux astronautes

May 17, 2022 Yvan Dutil General Science, Physics and Astronomy, Policy and Politics

L'intelligence artificielle inspire confiance aux astronautes Raymond Fournier mar 17/05/2022 - 16:02 Blogue Astronomie/espace Raymond Fournier

Episode 139: Marrellomorphs

May 16, 2022 Liz Martin-Silverstone Multimedia

Marrellomorphs are the group of early Paleozoic arthropods that get their name from the well-known Burgess Shale fossil Marrella splendens. They have for a long time been considered to be closely related to the trilobites, based on similarities in their gills, whilst other studies have suggested they could be closer related to mandibulate arthropods (crustaceans,...

ESC Co-Secretary

May 13, 2022 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

The Entomological Society of Canada is looking for a member willing to serve in the position of Co-Secretary, starting in September 2022. The current Secretary position will be split into two Co-Secretary positions, and the current Secretary will continue as one of the Co-Secretaries. The two Co-Secretaries will share the secretarial duties in support of...

Fellow Creatures: Common Misconceptions about Cats

May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new post on my Psych Today blog Fellow Creatures looks at some common misconceptions about cats.Photo: Krysten Merriman/PexelsBy Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.As my new book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, is published, there...

Scientists develop a model to reveal wild killer whales’ diets

May 13, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new study presented a method to reconstruct killer whales’ diets using the lipid composition of their blubber. By measuring these lipids, called fatty acids, in the killer whales’ fat and those in their potential prey, scientists can estimate the abundance of each prey species in the whales’ diet. This new method may hold the...

Sylvia McNicoll: What the Author, Now, Knows

May 13, 2022 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Sylvia McNicoll. Take it away, Sylvia! For all the dogs I’ve known in my life, I wrote What the Dog Knows. Such a slow and pleasureful project; it took nearly ten years of revising the story and evolving the...

Connell Lecture Series: Dr. Michael Rosen

May 12, 2022 Andrew Zhai Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Written by Cindy Yimei Wan Dr. Michael Rosen is the Chair of the Department of Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a principal investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Rosen was invited to give a Connell Lecture on March 9th, 2022, during …

‘It’s Taken 40 Years, But It Worked’

May 10, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

For these two award-winning researchers, a lifetime of seeking answers on cancer has paid off in ways they couldn't have imagined. Get the full story ‘It’s Taken 40 Years, But It Worked’

Planting the seed for the future of vaccine development

The rising concern about plastic pollution: imminent consequences and possible solutions

Contaminant bioaccumulation
in fish and aquatic environments

Communicating science through picture books:
Illustrator Kari Rust

If you can’t beat the cold, join it: How animals cope with Canadian winters

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and science: a path forward