Supermoons are boring – here are 5 things in the sky worth your time
A supermoon may sound exciting, but it’s a modest coincidence. As the Moon orbits Earth,…
Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later
With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized…
Employers should use science to optimize job interviews instead of relying on outdated misconceptions
Job interviews are an essential part of hiring. In Canada, interviews are the most popular…
Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called…
what six months stuck in space may do to their perception of time
Two astronauts marooned in space may sound like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, but…
Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as…
Réunion is a tropical island getaway – our climate study shows that it could attract more tourists during European summers
You’re scrolling through Instagram, only half paying attention to your friends’ updates, when a photo…
how can we tell when a system is close to the edge?
According to the infamous myth, groups of lemmings sometimes run off cliffs to their collective…
What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of…
Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them
The racially motivated tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, when a white supremacist murdered…