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Defusing the rumour mill, digitally
The text-messaging technology that’s helping quash misinformation and save lives in Kenya. In southeastern Kenya’s remote Tana River Delta, bad information can be deadly. For six…
White shark’s diet may include biggest fish of all: whale shark
White sharks are voracious predators, and it seems they even set their sights on the biggest fish in the sea. Two vertebrae recovered from the stomach…
Online tools improve mental health in primary care
Mental health issues make up a big part of the workload for primary care physicians. In Ontario, about 20% of patient visits to primary care practitioners…
Stress Yourself Skinny
Mild stress could help burn fat and lose weight. If you’re the type of person who gets anxious about going to the gym, you may be…
The Ghosts of Fishers Past
Lost fishing gear keeps on doing the job it was designed for long after its owners are gone. Lacuna is like most other humpback whales in…
Montreal institute going ‘open’ to accelerate science
Experiment aims to show whether forgoing patents and freeing up data can boost neuroscience research. Guy Rouleau, the director of McGill University’s Montreal Neuro logical Institute…