Following the recent withdrawal of standardized assessments, children with intellectual disabilities at special schools in the…
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Anonymous no more: combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked graves
In Quebec, gravestones did not come into common use until the second half of the 19th…
There's a better way to think about being kept waiting at work
While no one at work wants to be kept waiting, according to a new study by…
Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash
A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to…
Where is the greatest risk to our mineral resource supplies?
Policymakers and the U.S. manufacturing sector now have a powerful tool to help them identify which…
Navy gains a competitive edge with research into biological ocean swarms
Tiny and frightening-looking creatures lurking throughout our world’s oceans can wreak havoc on Navy tactical decision-makers’…
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
While many of us worry about proteins aggregating in our brains as we age and potentially…
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador's biodiversity during the Cretaceous
A fossilised insect wing discovered in an abandoned mine in Labrador has led palaeontologists from McGill…
Why do whales migrate? They return to the tropics to shed their skin, scientists say
Whales undertake some of the longest migrations on earth, often swimming many thousands of miles, over…
The toxic legacy of old oil wells: California's multibillion-dollar problem
Across much of California, fossil fuel companies are leaving thousands of oil and gas wells unplugged…