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Kate Lunau

Kate Lunau is a health and science writer at Maclean’s Magazine, who previously reported for the Montreal Gazette. She’s the recipient of several journalism awards, including the 2014 Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award, and has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards. Like Elon Musk, she hopes to retire on Mars.

Revenge of the birds

Angry Birds, the world’s most popular smartphone video game, gets a festive update

It’s life, but not as we know it

An unusual microbe shows how little we may still know about life on our own planet, let alone elsewhere

Pass the salt

While Campbell Soup has been touting efforts to cut sodium, sales are down

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How to get out of this pinch

Canada’s lobster industry could do with some better marketing

Keeping track of patients and their implants

England and Australia methodically track artificial joints. The U.S. is launching a registry. And Canada?

Another foot-in-mouth Tory

Lord Young of Graffham’s bout of foot-in-mouth disease came just one month after the government announced its deepest public spending cuts

A common occurrence

Prince William isn’t unusual in wedding a commoner—royals just don’t marry royals anymore

Station wagon chic

In portraying itself as the “cool” choice, Toyota has reinforced how boring its vehicles can be

High-rise horticulture

Lufa Farms, says its greenhouse will give urbanites a chance to eat veggies grown in their own neighbourhoods