Is geoengineering the solution to saving the Earth?Climate-change skeptics and environmentalists both hate the idea. But is ‘veiling’ the Earth the only quick solution to a climate change-catastrophe?
It takes T. rex to tango: Why the dinosaurs dancedResearch suggests that dinosaurs deployed some fancy footwork to woo one another, highlighting their relationship to modern-day birds
Inside the guts of the IcemanDNA researchers probed bacteria inside one of the world’s most famous mummies. Here’s what those microbes can tell us about human migration.
Why Ottawa should resist the urge to be helpful’Real change’ doesn’t happen overnight—or without the necessary funds
How open data can improve medicineA study arguing an antidepressant isn’t safe for teens has researchers calling for open data
Gene editing spurs hope for muscular dystrophy cureFor the first time, a breakthrough technique called CRISPR has been used to treat a genetic disease inside a living mammal
An inside look at TRIUMF, the world’s biggest cyclotronScientists at the world’s biggest cyclotron, in Vancouver, invited amateurs to ‘lift the curtain’
Canadian Encyclopedia: 30 great Canadian scientistsSome brilliant minds you should know, from The Canadian Encyclopedia’s 30th-anniversary lists of what make us proud to be Canadian
Live from the Perimeter Institute: The heroism of medical isotopesWatch our stream of the Perimeter Public Lecture as TRIUMF’s Paul Schaffer discusses innovations in needed medical isotopes
What ’the blob’ tells us about ocean warmingRichard Dewey on how ‘the blob’ in the Pacific disrupted weather and offers a terrifying glimpse at the effect of climate change