A few years ago, I went to my local hardware store and bought a basic 8-foot long “two-by-four” stud to use in a teaching demo. It cost about $2.50…
Animals are complex biological machines made of millions of molecules, proteins, and cells. The instructions for how all the pieces work together is contained within an animal’s genome. When…
When Dr. Kevin Mumford agreed to host an artist at his environmental engineering laboratory at Queen’s University, he expected a painter or sculptor to appear. Instead, creative coder Owen…
You may not have heard of them. You may not be able to see them with the naked eye. But diatoms—single-celled algae found in fresh and marine waters—are among…
Canadian Science Publishing is pleased to welcome Professor Liette Vasseur as the new Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Botany. Dr. Vasseur is a full professor in the Department of Biological…
Northern Canada is warming more than twice as fast as the global average. The Arctic is the epicentre of the climate crisis, experiencing rapid and extraordinary changes. One of…
Canadian Science Publishing is pleased to welcome Dr. Melissa Lafrenière, as the new Co-Editor-in-Chief at Arctic Science. Dr. Lafrenière is a professor the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s…
With climate change leading to both a rise in sea level and increasingly severe and frequent weather events, coastal ecosystems are ever more threatened. Resource extraction such as that…
Less than a day before it was to be discussed by Canada’s Cabinet, Teck Resources Ltd. withdrew its application for a $20.6 billion oilsands project in northern Alberta, citing…
Northeastern Alberta is a tough place to work. Bitterly cold, dark winters illuminated only by an occasional flash of northern lights. In the summer, fallen trees block trails, and…