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New research finds that some bed bugs have developed gene mutations resistant to insecticides

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Photo of Poppy, the oil spill-sniffing dog, on a frozen lake covered in snow

Poppy the oil-spill-sniffing dog is doing important research in Northern Ontario

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Queen’s University to build new environmental science research centre on Opinicon Lake

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Five different beer glasses, filled with beer, lined up on a table

Scientist determines best glass shape to keep beer cold

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Researchers discover a new way to determine a whale’s sex

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Haliburton lake associations partner with local research group to fill a gap in water quality... testing

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the solar eclipse

6 things that happen during solar eclipses you probably didn’t know about

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A hand holding several blueberries

Scientists reveal why blueberries aren’t actually blue

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Sea kale, seaweed, saccharina latissima, phaeophyceae, laminariaceae. Brown ocean algae, sugar kelp thallus or sea belt on stones

Scientists in Nova Scotia combatting climate change by using gravel to regrow ocean kelp

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A bumblebee feeding on a lavender blooms

New research sheds light on fertilizer’s impact on bees

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Woodpecker Drumming

We have more in common with woodpeckers than you think

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A red canoe isolated against a white background

The secret every paddler should know: the science of gunwale bobbing

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A photo of cosmic cliffs in the Carina Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope

Look into the past with images from the James Webb Space Telescope

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A girl holding an ice cream cone in one hand and her head in the other hand

Cottage Q&A: What causes “ice cream headache?”

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Science working on solutions for ice cream melting

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The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) north American native rodent, often called the North American deermouse hiding in a log

Male mice are terrified of bananas according to new study

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Natural winter background with snow drifts and falling snow

What makes a snowflake unique

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Maple carved leaves natural floral autumn colorful background

Why do leaves change colour in fall?

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