A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba wants adults to take the cloud they leave behind into special consideration when they envision heaven and their afterlife.  Led by Cecile Latulipe, the new computer science department project has a self-imposed mandate to better understand and improve “digital legacy planning.”  “Western society is very good […]

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is poised to become a world leader when it comes to offering residents the opportunity to easily take part in medical research. Houston announced Tuesday that Nova Scotians can now voluntarily consent to participate in clinical trials or other research through a new, streamlined process. Those who […]

A new report from Dalhousie University shows flaws in the environmental review process for mining operations in Canada, with researchers finding that data for 20 per cent of the projects they reviewed was incomplete or missing entirely from public records. The report collected all available environmental impact assessments on mining projects dating back to 1974 […]

Ashley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with an infant in her arms and a shoestring laboratory budget. Competition is intense for NSF grants, a key source of funding for science research at U.S. universities. It took three failed […]

Edward Burrier chuckled as he told his colleagues what he thought about an academic paper written by a prominent U.S. climate scientist. Burrier, a director of public policy at Canadian fossil fuel giant TC Energy, said the study was largely to blame for public skepticism about whether liquefied natural gas (LNG) is as environmentally friendly […]