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Why are vegetables good for you? What the science says

The rumours are true: Vegetables aren’t real — that is, in botany, anyway. While the term fruit is recognized botanically as anything…

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Tech

Bear-tracking study celebrates citizen science in Alberta’s grizzly country

A new study suggests citizen science could help restore Alberta’s grizzly bear numbers, but critics caution that without government action…

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Sports

This boxer is using science to track her brain health, and helping researchers better understand head impacts

Claire Hafner’s chin is tucked in protectively behind her gloves. Just above them, her eyes are laser-focused, looking for an…

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Canada

In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut block filled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water…

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Tech

How to book some fine-feathered outdoor time and help science this weekend

The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count started Friday morning, and throughout the weekend, bird enthusiasts across Canada will be…

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Tech

Heal your broken heart with science — plus ice cream and good wine

Anyone who’s experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that…

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Tech

Purple haze, don’t know why? Here’s the science behind the colourful fog seen in B.C.’s Okanagan

Some residents of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley were briefly enveloped in shades of pink and purple this morning. In Kelowna, a pink-hued fog…

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Canada

Cold plunges are all the rage. But what does the science say?

Hundreds of Canadians rang in the new year by jumping into near-freezing bodies of water on Monday. The New Year’s Day…

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Tech

Bob picks 10 significant science stories for 2023

2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year. 1.…

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Health

Does microdosing magic mushrooms help people with mental health issues? Science is trying to find out

WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicide “Microdosing saved my life,” says Andrina Stan.  Stan, 35, works as an integrated…

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