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Zombie fires are coming back from the dead — and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
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Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
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The tiny wearable that could transform life for people with diabetes
Have two Canadian researchers done what Google and Apple couldn't?
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Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
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Gen Z entrepreneurs in Canada are most optimistic about their futures: poll
The country’s youngest founders have a sunnier outlook than other generations about building in Canada
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
Brain Gains
The Toronto Symphony’s CEO on rewriting the rules of classical music
Mark Williams’s vision: an art form for everyone
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead — and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
Environment
How ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
Science
Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
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The tiny wearable that could transform life for people with diabetes
Have two Canadian researchers done what Google and Apple couldn't?
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The staggering ambition behind the world’s biggest carbon capture plan
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