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“Vigilant inclusion” central to combating climate change

Dec 10, 2021

This event, convened virtually over Nov. 3-4 and engaging more than 1,000 participants, was devoted to the themes of justice and equity in clean energy. “I grew up in a...

Key surveys overestimate COVID-19 vaccination rates in the USA

Dec 10, 2021

In the USA, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) compiles data on national vaccine uptake, but reporting can sometimes be delayed. The authors note that COVID-19 vaccine uptake...

Acfas prizes for two McGill Professors

Dec 10, 2021

Canada’s most prestigious French-language learned society announced the recipients of its research awards today, and two McGill professors are among the winners. At its 77th virtual gala ceremony, the non-profit...

A new understanding of mental illness

Dec 10, 2021

The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. These findings have implications for understanding both the causes of a wide range of psychiatric disorders and the features worth targeting in...

Review of Elephant Hill fire calls for Indigenous leadership in wildfire management and recovery

Dec 10, 2021

“Our Secwépemc communities manage, protect and revitalize our tmicw (lands) through unity and Secwépemc values and law. The collaborative efforts also suffered from conflicting perspectives between Secwépemc communities and the...

Stem cell-based treatment produces insulin in patients with Type 1 diabetes

Dec 10, 2021

Stem cell-based treatment produces insulin in patients with Type 1 diabetes Science, Health & TechnologyIn the first study of its kind, a team of researchers at the University of British...

Kiwis took advantage of COVID freedoms last New Year to party hard

Dec 9, 2021

For the first time, traces of two highly toxic drugs – 3-MMC and para-methoxyamphetamine (PMA) – were also detected in that country. The countries included Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Fiji,...

UNSW scientist wins international conservation award

Dec 9, 2021

Photo: UNSWRenowned UNSW ecologist Professor David Keith has been awarded the prestigious Luc Hoffmann Award by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for Excellence in Ecosystem Management....

Republicans Less Trusting of Doctor's Advice Than in the Past

Dec 9, 2021

In 2002, 64% were confident in the accuracy of their doctor's advice while 34% thought it was necessary to check for second opinions. In 2002, the last time the question...

On the web and on the streets, Covid protests get nasty

Dec 9, 2021

On Friday evening, a group of corona-sceptics armed with flaming torches massed outside the house of Petra Koepping, the health minister of Saxony state. The scenes in the stronghold of...