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The photographer (Adam Makarenko) poses with his creations.
June 2017 / Science

Imagining Exoplanets

May 26, 2017April 6, 2020 - by Alex Tesar

Journeys to other worlds in an artist’s workshop

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Illustration by Kinomi
June 2017 / Science

How Squirrels Took over Our Cities

May 23, 2017September 20, 2023 - by Colleen Kimmett

We imported these fluffy colonists to fill our urban parks. They’ve been getting stronger ever since

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Photo by shankar s.
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In Praise of Eating Bugs

May 8, 2017November 11, 2019 - by David Waltner-Toews

From culinary diversity to global food security, insect-eating cultures have a lot to teach us. Will we listen?

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How Science Can Help Us Disagree

April 26, 2017March 24, 2022 - by Amitha Kalaichandran

As the political divide grows more extreme, researchers are examining what helps us argue productively—and what doesn’t

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Illustration by Justine Wong
May 2017 / Science

Inside Canada’s Secret Potato Laboratory

April 13, 2017April 29, 2020 - by Karen Pinchin

When they’re not taste-testing french fries, scientists are building a spud that will outlast us all

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Photo by MR McGill
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How We Finally Taught Machines to Think

March 30, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Jonathan Kay

Today’s launch of the Vector Institute caps a stunning run for Canadian researchers in the field of AI

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Photograph by Jacqueline Waters, Royal Ontario Museum
April 2017 / Science

A Dead Whale and the Politics of Climate Change

March 9, 2017April 20, 2020 - by Simon Lewsen

A museum struggles to tell the story of a species nearing extinction

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Photo by NASA
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How Canadian Scientists Are Leading the Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life

February 28, 2017June 15, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

If there are aliens on the newly discovered exoplanets, we may be the first to find evidence of them

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Illustration by Tara Lilly
January/February 2017 / Science

The Race to Create Chocolate That Only Melts in Your Mouth

December 12, 2016April 2, 2020 - by Nicole Schmidt

On the front lines of the battle between Hershey and Mars

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Illustration by Jenn Liv
Science / September 2016

Can You Hear It?

August 15, 2016July 28, 2020 - by Simon Lewsen

For years, Windsor residents have been haunted by a hum in the air. Turns out, they’re not alone

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