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Scientist in laboratory

Replication failures cast doubt on some cancer studies

Brian Owens Dec 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 Owens Dec 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 Owens Dec 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 Owens Nov 24, 2021

Devices that nudge the rich and middle class to exercise…

Research

First Nations communities bring expertise to Canada’s scientific research

Brian Owens Nov 18, 2021

Researchers working with Indigenous partners are benefiting from traditional knowledge…

Microscope

Canada’s researchers call for a return to stated science ambitions

Brian Owens Nov 18, 2021

The buzz created by a 2017 national science review has…