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Fish swimming

Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought

Brian OwensDec 15, 2021

Mercury pollution remains a problem in many parts of the…

Scientist in laboratory

Replication failures cast doubt on some cancer studies

Brian OwensDec 7, 2021

A decade-long project that attempted to replicate experiments from several…

swimming salmon fish

Scientists Are Running Out of Salmon to Study

Brian OwensDec 1, 2021

With west coast salmon populations withering, these researchers are heading…

Frozen Lake

Lakes freezing later in winter leads to less algae in the spring

Brian OwensDec 1, 2021

A unique experiment in a Canadian lake has found that…

person walking/exercising

Poorer People Get Little Benefit from Digital Activity Trackers

Brian OwensNov 24, 2021

Devices that nudge the rich and middle class to exercise…

Research

First Nations communities bring expertise to Canada’s scientific research

Brian OwensNov 18, 2021

Researchers working with Indigenous partners are benefiting from traditional knowledge…