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A scan of publicly documented AI initiatives at research-intensive universities suggests universities may need to invest more in teaching.
As autumn brings shorter days and new routines, creative activities can support well-being, connection and curiosity in families, schools and...
Given names have shifted from inherited collective identity to personal expression.
Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates a writer whose work returns to antiquity as an unfinished reservoir of images, voices and fragments...
The medical community and governments can no longer ignore the consequences of the promotion of medicines on prescribing.
While this sighting is unusual and exciting, it also serves as a reminder that our oceans are rapidly changing and we need to adapt to these changes.
AI can improve access to settlement services in Canada, but human expertise must remain central to complex, legal and sensitive newcomer needs.
Growing plants indoors means replacing free sunlight with expensive, energy-intensive systems.
The Cornell case illustrates several aspects of rape culture that still prevail.
As readers turn their eyes to nominees for the Nobel Prize in literature and Canada’s Giller Prize, how does Canadian literary recognition translate...
As readers turn their eyes to nominees for the Nobel Prize in literature and Canada’s Giller Prize, how does Canadian literary recognition translate...
if AI shut down the electricity grid, it would swiftly shut down agriculture. Without fuel, refrigeration, irrigation and fertilizers, we would all...
Allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University, and the public response to them, reveal persistent misunderstandings about consent, bystander...
Canada is recruiting internationally educated health professionals, but recognizing their credentials is only one step toward professional...
Shorebirds undertake some of the world’s most impressive migrations — but as sea levels rise, the habitats that they depend on are expected to shrink.
If the White House wanted to teach the public about ongoing social issues, it could have built video games for its website that consider the various...
Water levels in the Great Lakes swing from one extreme to the other. An analysis using artificial intelligence reveals how (and why) weather causes...
Governments and international organizations should develop policy that incorporates remittances into how we respond to climate change.
Beyond Donald Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric, there are many material and geo-strategic reasons why Canada must take his threats to Canadian...
Canada has lowered its planned industrial carbon price. Research from China shows why the effects of environmental rules depend on firms’ ability to...
Some separatist organizers in Alberta have distanced themselves from Donald Trump as the independence referendum approaches. Our research explains...
More than half of students had missed at least part of a school day because of their period. When asked why, about one-third said they had been...
A recruiter’s advice that candidates should leave their iced coffee at home has sparked a familiar Gen Z workplace debate.
As readers turn their eyes to nominees for both Canada’s Giller Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, how does Canadian literary recognition...
A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s...
Growing older does not necessarily mean “disappearing from public life.” It can mean continuing to live fully, in a different way, feeling in...
Generating up to 100 times more antiviral drug candidates than was previously practical — in weeks rather than months or years — could improve the...
A more sustainable approach sees careers as one part of a meaningful life, not the entire foundation of it.
The Barbary macaque is legally protected in Algeria; however, crop losses could increase hostility toward the species if farmers lack practical ways...
Prediction markets are becoming mainstream, bringing gambling risks and a novel source of political information to public life.
The controversy over the misuse of Jordan’s Principle has been used to justify cuts to services, when the real problem is a deep, systemic gap in...
The environmental value of bike sharing depends partly on how often bikes are used to replace trips that would otherwise have been made by car.
In recent years, several governments have placed the very heritage they are charged to protect at risk.
Until recently, the Prairie province has been an outlier with no provincewide mandated testing.
New research on Ukrainian refugees’ employment outcomes reveals that higher education does not always translate into better employment recovery...
An article published in Science in 1960 predicted that, thanks to ever-increasing growth, in the year 2026 the human population would approach...
Ottawa has left the outdated 2009 Discover Canada booklet in place, pushing the work of teaching reconciliation to newcomers onto underfunded...
Commitments to Indigenous health research cannot be clawed back as part of proposed dismantling of equity, diversity and inclusion criteria for...
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 invites people across Canada to learn about the history and impacts of the residential...
The exoplanet LHS 1140b may have a temperature that could allow for liquid water on its surface. Just possibly, it could support the existence of...
The psychology of hate helps explain how threats, poliitcal rhetoric and historical narratives can transform a displomatic dispute into lasting...
Among primates, reconciliation quickly follows conflict. Among humans, the ego gets in the way: protecting one’s image often takes precedence over...
The human avian flu case in B.C. demonstrates there is much to learn about the complex factors that may result in a virus developing the ability to...
Section 141 of the act was used to surveil and intimidate Indigenous leaders and weaken Indigenous political organizing.
From supernovae in distant galaxies to the packed centre of the Milky Way, the new Roman telescope will help us see and understand the ever-changing...
Requirements for documentation such as citizenship and status cards can disadvantage people whose relationships with their respective nations have...
ADHD isn’t just about experiencing fidgeting, distractibility, forgetfulness or restlessness; it’s also about the hidden work adults do to hide...
The International Court of Justice is expected to deliver its ruling in the genocide case against Myanmar next month.
Researchers have discovered the spiny water flea may have existed in North America far longer than previously thought.
Reality competitions once used money to motivate the game. MrBeast puts the money itself at the centre of the spectacle.