Kate Lunau

Ross Finnie is collecting information on the job market and human capital. For students especially, it will be a gold mine.

The common wisdom is that Canadian mosquitoes cannot transmit the Zika virus. The truth is that scientists don’t really know.

Mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus are expected to infect up to four million people across the Americas. And there’s no cure—nor an end in sight.

Kate Lunau on the global public health emergency that’s spreading across the Americas

This side of the Atlantic hadn’t seen Zika virus a year ago—but now it could infect millions

Wildlife photographer Daisy Gilardini explains how she landed these ‘priceless’ photos

From 2016: Research reveals an unprecedented view into the social lives of these ocean mammals, who can use ‘vocal clans’ to distinguish themselves

The Zika virus wasn’t seen as much of a threat. But it’s exploded in Brazil, and new research suggests it may be causing birth defects in infants

Research suggests that dinosaurs deployed some fancy footwork to woo one another, highlighting their relationship to modern-day birds

DNA researchers probed bacteria inside one of the world’s most famous mummies. Here’s what those microbes can tell us about human migration.

For the first time, a breakthrough technique called CRISPR has been used to treat a genetic disease inside a living mammal

Scientists at the world’s biggest cyclotron, in Vancouver, invited amateurs to ‘lift the curtain’