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For the September edition, our experts wrote about why ocean acidification is posing problems for shellfish, how researchers used gravitational waves to observe a black hole and neutron star orbiting each other and merging, and what the future could look like — with humanoids in our midst.

Hello, my reading friend. Hoping that from time to time you let yourself be tempted by an alcoholic drink obtained by the fermentation of a mixture of vegetable products (wheat, rice and / or barley in most cases), consumed in moderation of course, in other words, a beer, yours truly would like to make you discover a Québec brewery well known in its time, Frontenac Breweries Limited of Montréal, Québec, and… Do you have a question, by any chance, my reading friend? Two questions?! Heavens, be

In an era of changing climate and growing food insecurity, aquaculture — breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants — has emerged as an effective complement to harvesting wild fish stocks.

It’s World Bee Day! In this feature interview, Nadine Dagenais Dessaint gives us the buzz on beekeeping.

Before going any further into the textual jungle that awaits us in the paragraphs below, let me point out that, as far as I know, my closest relationship to the key figure in this issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee is at least 300 years old, assuming there is one. Our story begins on an unfortunately undetermined date. While some people claim that Elzéar Fortier was born in 1855, in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, the age mentioned at the time of his death seems to indicate that he was born

If you’ve ever wondered why that happens — and if there’s anything you can do to stop it — you’ve come to the right place! Let’s dive into the everyday science of why cut apples turn brown.

For the March edition, we dive into a sea vegetable called kelp, the six categories of nutrients for good health, and a competition called the Deep Space Food Challenge. Hope you’re hungry!

Follow Science Advisor Renée-Claude Goulet for a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s plant gene bank, where our agricultural biodiversity is collected and preserved.