Unlocking Lithium: Pairing Technology and Expertise to Increase Project Value

December 3, 2024 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

SRC is supporting advanced technologies, particularly green energy and electric vehicles (EVs), as the demand for critical minerals such as lithium and lithium batteries increases.

What does good writing advice look like?

December 3, 2024 Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science

“Writing Advice is a Lie”, opines Henry Oliver on Substack, with an argument that writers (of fiction mostly, I think?) should ignore all the writing advice that surrounds them on the grounds that “Almost all of it is wrong. Flat wrong. Plain wrong. Waste-of-time wrong”. As you can imagine, this took me a little bit...

Supporting Science With a Simple Side Quest

December 3, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

If you've played Borderlands 3 in the last four years, you may have unknowingly been helping researchers map the human microbiome. Get the full story Supporting Science With a Simple Side Quest

Tracker Trouble: A Tale of Turkey Vulture Tenacity

December 2, 2024 Science Borealis General Science

Over the next few weeks, Science Borealis is excited to feature a series of stories developed for a story-telling event held at the joint conference of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, Association of Field Ornithology, and Wilson Ornithological Society in July 2024. These stories were prepared with the help of Borealis Blog editors and polished...

‘Each Day Comes With New Discoveries and Learning’

December 2, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Given the chance, this researcher would love to share a pint with Charles Darwin and tell him all about genetics. Get the full story ‘Each Day Comes With New Discoveries and Learning’

How Ancient Ant Agriculture Just Might Save Us All

November 29, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Widespread antibiotic resistance could soon imperil humanity, and we need alternatives. Enter the humble fungus-growing ant. Get the full story How Ancient Ant Agriculture Just Might Save Us All

Trolley problems in scientific writing

November 26, 2024 Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science

Last week I wrote about the impossibility of deciding on the single best way to write anything – because readers differ, and what works well for one reader will work poorly for another. (Don’t panic, this isn’t a completely nihilistic position. There’s definitely bad, good, and better writing; there just isn’t best.) There’s an interesting...

Radon Risk ‘Worse Than We Previously Thought’

November 26, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

There's a nearly one in five chance your home contains a dangerous level of radioactive gas. What's it mean, and what can we do? Get the full story Radon Risk ‘Worse Than We Previously Thought’

‘If You Can Find the Funding, Off You Go’

November 25, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

She drifted into research because she saw unaddressed problems, and it blossomed into an award-winning career. Get the full story ‘If You Can Find the Funding, Off You Go’

A Prick-Free Way to Watch Your Blood Glucose?

November 22, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Radar technology previously used in weather satellites could help diabetes patients stay healthy without breaking the skin. Get the full story A Prick-Free Way to Watch Your Blood Glucose?

General Science

Unlocking Lithium: Pairing Technology and Expertise to Increase Project Value

What does good writing advice look like?

Supporting Science With a Simple Side Quest

Tracker Trouble: A Tale of Turkey Vulture Tenacity

‘Each Day Comes With New Discoveries and Learning’

How Ancient Ant Agriculture Just Might Save Us All

Trolley problems in scientific writing

Radon Risk ‘Worse Than We Previously Thought’

‘If You Can Find the Funding, Off You Go’

A Prick-Free Way to Watch Your Blood Glucose?

Blogging from Canadian Perspectives

Associate Sponsor