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Eamon Mac Mahon

Eamon Mac Mahon is a frequent contributor to The Walrus. He is working on a book about the invisible relationships between humans and nature.
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Science / September/October 2020

Invasion of the Ticks

July 21, 2020September 9, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

Inside the quest to track one of humanity’s tiniest deadly predators

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Photography by Eamon Mac Mahon
April 2019 / Science

They’re Small. They’re Spore-y. They’re Yeast. And They Will Change Our World

March 14, 2019April 20, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

Only a fraction of the world’s yeast species have been discovered. The ones still out there could revolutionize health care, green energy, and beer

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Photograph by Eamon Mac Mahon
November 2011

Amazon of the North

November 12, 2011May 1, 2017 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

It’s the world’s largest storehouse of carbon and unfrozen fresh water. Why Canada must give the boreal forest room to breathe

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Photograph by Eamon Mac Mahon
June 2010 / Sports

Ice Houses of the Holy

June 12, 2010February 19, 2022 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

An American expatriate relives the barnstorming tour of Canadian rinks that made her a believer

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Business / November 2009

Turning the Page

November 12, 2009April 15, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

Our fragile publishing industry is struggling to adjust to a new world in which the printed word may be an afterthought

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November 2009

Fly At Your Own Risk

November 12, 2009April 15, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

Why is Transport Canada moving toward self-regulation for the country’s airlines?

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Memoir / October/November 2008

The Incinerator Incident

October 12, 2008April 15, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

I fell into a burning ring of fire

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Photograph by Eamon Mac Mahon
October 2005

Afterglow

October 12, 2005May 11, 2020 - by Eamon Mac Mahon

The half-life of Uranium City

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