Study shows obesity rates at historic high
Northern and Atlantic Canadians most likely to tip the scale
View ArticlePanoramic scope ‘maps’ colon to find cancer
McMaster researchers inspired by Google Maps
View ArticleAlberta scientist links crude oil to fish deformities
Researchers oppose closure of Experimental Lakes Area
View ArticleScience proves it: penis size matters
Study shows heterosexual women prefer well-endowed men
View ArticleLead in cans didn’t cause Franklin disaster: chemists
Ships vanished in the Arctic in 1845
View ArticleOldest embryos may contain dinosaur tissue
University of Toronto researcher analyzes Chinese fossils
View ArticleResearchers look for life in world’s oldest water
Timmins, Ont. source may be 2.7-billion-years-old
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Making music from the body’s emotional response
Radiohead's Thom Yorke (alterna2/Flickr) If raw, unbridled emotion is behind some of the world’s best music, then researchers may be on to something with a musical performance drawn directly from nerve...
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Women shouldn’t read this article
TheeErin/Flickr It’s said that no news is good news. But what’s the effect of bad news presented by the media? For women, exposure to negative news stories may make them more reactive to subsequent...
View ArticleNotion of rape as “weapon of war” challenged
A new report by Canadian researchers challenges the widespread belief that rape is increasingly being used as a “weapon of war.” The report by a research team at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver...
View ArticleRadio-Canada accused of being too “Quebec-centric”
A long-standing complaint concerning Quebec navel-gazing by the CBC’s French-language news service has been revived as the national broadcast regulator considers Radio-Canada’s licence renewal. Sen....
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Helmets prevent fatal head injuries in cyclists
Musti Mohsin/Flickr Cyclists who die of a head injury are much less likely to be wearing a helmet than bike riders who die of other injuries, a study has found, underscoring what researchers say is the...
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Quebec companies most heavily taxed in Canada, U.S.
Alexis Gravel/Flickr Quebec companies are by far the most heavily taxed in Canada and the United States, even after accounting for generous financial assistance from the province, according to a new...
View ArticleSpace agency unveils rover prototypes
The Canadian Space Agency has rolled out a fleet of about a half-dozen prototype rovers that are the forerunners of vehicles that may one day explore the moon or Mars. There are knee-high mini-rovers...
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Canadian Well-being plummeted post-recession
Victoria, B.C. (laszlo-photo/Flickr) Canada’s economy may well be muddling through, but on a more personal level, Canadians generally are not, a new study of well-being suggests. The Canadian...
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Albertans divided over Chinese investment
bulliver/Flickr Albertans are wary of Chinese investment in the province — especially full ownership of Alberta companies, according to a survey released Wednesday. The University of Alberta’s China...
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Put down that breakfast sandwich
stu_spivack/Flickr You may love fast-food breakfast sandwiches. But new Canadian research suggests your arteries do not. A study done at the University of Calgary shows that even in healthy young...
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