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A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 - by Sarah Treleaven

Jonathan Pruitt was prolific, influential, and charming. Then academic sleuths started poking around

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Are We Going to Mess Up Outer Space Too?

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 - by Daniel Munro

As nations jockey for military edge in orbit, there is a growing threat from above

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May 2024 / Science

Let’s Brie Real: Can Vegan Cheese Pass the Taste Test?

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 - by Nicole Schmidt

And is it actually even cheese?

An illustration of uranium businessman Boris Pregel and former Eldorado mine director Carl French surrounding Eldorado’s lead scientist, Marcel Pochon, as he holds up an Erlenmeyer flask outside of the Port Hope refinery. The landscape behind them is tinted green.

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Unearthing a Nuclear Scandal

January 2, 2024January 3, 2024 - by Sylvain Lumbroso

One figure is connected to the Manhattan Project, the Soviet arms race, and a radioactive property just outside Toronto

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December 2023 / Science

The Science of Late-Blooming Lesbians

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 - by Alexandra Shimo

What takes us so long?

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The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think

October 30, 2023November 1, 2023 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

As the world’s demand for metals continues to rise, some are using microorganisms to mine and “clean” waste

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Our Deepest Dreams: Why Do We Prioritize Space Over the Mysteries of the Ocean?

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 - by Laura Trethewey

Less than 1 percent of the deep sea has been explored, but billions of dollars are being poured into space exploration

June 2023 / Science

Canada’s Big Flex in Space

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 - by Omar Mouallem

The Canadarm started as a boring robotic appendage. Now the future of space travel depends on it

November 2022 / Science

Ask an Immunity Expert: What’s Next for COVID-19?

November 1, 2022January 16, 2023 - by Catherine Hankins

This pandemic can help us prepare for the next one, says Catherine Hankins, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

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Science / September/October 2022

Why Are We So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice?

August 30, 2022June 27, 2023 - by Catherine Franssen

The craze for the cozy fall flavour doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon

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A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It

Are We Going to Mess Up Outer Space Too?

Let’s Brie Real: Can Vegan Cheese Pass the Taste Test?

The Science of Late-Blooming Lesbians

The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think

Our Deepest Dreams: Why Do We Prioritize Space Over the Mysteries of the Ocean?

Canada’s Big Flex in Space

Why Are We So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice?

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