The Right of Return: Why We Want to Come Home
Researchers have long understood why people leave their homelands. But what happens when they decide to go back?
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Can Ancient Indigenous Technology Help Save BC’s Salmon?
After an earthquake exposed thousands of mysterious wooden stakes off Vancouver Island, researchers spent over a decade figuring out what they mean
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I Wanted to Believe: The X-Files Didn’t Prepare Me for Actual Aliens
I lived my life thinking UFOs were fake. How do I handle the possibility that they’re real?
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Don’t Be a Prude: The Benefits of Public Nudity
Showing skin shouldn’t be a privilege afforded only to the good looking
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The Shadowy Business of International Education
Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it
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Is It Time for Unions to Seize the Moment?
The last year has seen workers’ rights and safety continue to erode. Collective action may be the only answer
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The Other Epidemic: What’s Killing the Wild Salmon?
A virus that flourishes in fish farms is now threatening wild populations. With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, are business interests leading to government inaction?
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When Positivity Turns Toxic
“Good vibes only” has become a rallying cry. But how much positivity is too much?
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False Positive: Why Thousands of Patients May Not Have Asthma after All
A staggering number of people are being treated for a disease they don’t actually have
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Anxious about Going Back to “Normal”? You’re Not Alone
After more than a year of lockdowns, not everyone is ready to return to their prepandemic lives
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