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It’s the International day of Women and Girls in Science! Miriam Burland and Mary Grey are two Canadian women who enriched the world of astronomy.

For the February edition, we provide context around the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the puzzling question of how eels reproduce, and what volcanism looks like across the solar system.

For the January edition, we provide context around the latest developments in aquaculture, Chang’e-5’s samples from the Moon, and how artificial intelligence is helping scientists to understand the behavior of proteins in the bodies of all living things.

Calling all bright, young minds: Applications are now open for the 2021 Ingenium-NSERC STEAM Horizon Awards.

For the December edition, we discuss finding the perfect Christmas tree, what’s in a vaccine, and the twentieth anniversary of the International Space Station.

As of 2020, it is estimated that only approximately 400 NARWs remain, with fewer than 100 breeding females, and as such they are now classified as endangered by both the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and the Species at Risk Act.

Following the death of a North Atlantic right whale (NARW) named Glacier , a Canadian research team embarked on a project to create a 3D model of his skeleton and to compost the remains.

The death of Glacier, a North Atlantic right whale, is a case study in the decline of the species.

For the November edition, we tackle the topics of pickles, Solar Cycle 25, and pigs as promising organ donors for humans.