Globally, there is about one volcano erupting each week. Volcanic unrest kills an average of 500 people every year and costs the global economy roughly US$7...
Efforts to ban books in public schools and public libraries reached an all-time high in 2022 and show few signs of abating for 2023, according to...
Planetary scientists have long known that Mercury has been shrinking for billions of years. Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, its interior has been...
It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was all in the mind – a psychosomatic illness. Thankfully, that period of speculation...
On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the...
Since 2009, Montréal has seen a proliferation of what are known as “mixed squads,” which generally involve a police officer working alongside a social worker or...
The brain is an evolutionary marvel. By shifting the control of sensing and behaviour to this central organ, animals (including us) are able to flexibly respond...
Argentina is heading to the polls on October 22 for a presidential election dominated by another profound economic crisis. In September, annual inflation in Latin America’s...
The Government of Saskatchewan announced its revised framework for consultation with First Nation and Métis communities in August 2023. This framework sets out the provincial government’s...
The excitement of entering a new academic year for university and college students can be palpable and filled with hope. But the start of the school...
