By Eloise Chakour, Physics & Astronomy editor SNOLAB, Canada’s deep underground research laboratory, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Located two kilometres deep in a mine near Sudbury, Ontario, this facility hosts the world’s deepest, cleanest laboratory space. Over the past decade, SNOLAB has been at the forefront of astroparticle physics research and physicists anticipate […]
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Mosquitoes: born from blood
By Zahra Nasser, Chemistry editor For many, summer means long nature walks and family BBQs. After spending an evening outside with my family doing the latter and being the only one to suffer a handful of mosquito bites, I wanted to learn more about mosquitoes and what makes someone more prone to being bitten by […]
Participating in clinical trials contributes to scientific breakthroughs
By Amanda Scanga, Science in Society co-editor As a master’s student working on a clinical trial, I can say with confidence that participants are crucial to our research. The data they provide is imperative for driving discoveries and getting new treatments on the market. If you have ever wanted to make impactful contributions to science […]
A frontline perspective on opioids: mechanisms of addiction
By Jenna Finley, Biology and Life Sciences Editor The first opioid overdose call I ever did was when I was a paramedic student. Lights and sirens on, we barreled into this nice suburban home to find a young man, almost as young as me, lying on the ground. The fire department had beaten us to […]
Take a closer look: How to fight back against online disinformation
By Katie Compton, Policy and Politics editor For my last post on disinformation, I spoke with researchers who study the sources and impacts of intentionally misleading information online. I came away from those interviews with a better sense of the problem’s scale and how disinformation erodes people’s trust in the media, government, and other institutions. […]