What the Placenta Can Tell Us About Human Health
The long-overlooked organ might be the key to better understanding childhood development
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How Squirrels Took over Our Cities
We imported these fluffy colonists to fill our urban parks. They’ve been getting stronger ever since
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Should Scientists Be Marching for Science?
Some say science and politics don’t mix. But with their profession under threat, there may be too much at stake
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A Dead Whale and the Politics of Climate Change
A museum struggles to tell the story of a species nearing extinction
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Head Cases
Memories of Oliver Sacks (1933–2015), the fragile genius who changed the way we think about the human brain
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To the Point
Digging up history in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe
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When Killer Whales Got a Rebrand
Fifty years ago, killer whales became known as orcas—and launched the modern conservation movement
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Forget About It
Why online brain checkups may be bad for you
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Facing Difference
Down syndrome in the age of prenatal testing
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The Case of the Pink Dolphin
Trent University’s wildlife DNA lab equips conservationists with new forensic tools
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