March 22, 2026
Chemistry
Wildfire Science in Canada: Climate Change, Fire Behavior, and Ecosystem Impact
Canada experienced an unprecedented wildfire season in 2023, with nearly 18.5 million hectares burned—surpassing previous records by a significant margin....
March 20, 2026
Physics & Math
Higher Dimensions in Physics: Exploring Beyond Our Three-Dimensional World
Understanding higher dimensions challenges human intuition constrained by three-dimensional experience. The Flatland analogy, developed by mathematician...
March 18, 2026
Environment & Climate
Microplastics in Water Supply: Health Effects and Contamination Challenges
Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter—have become ubiquitous contaminants in global water supplies, including drinking...
March 15, 2026
Tech & innovation
AI Ethics and Regulation in Canada: Governing Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence’s transformative capabilities create unprecedented ethical challenges and governance questions. AI systems making...
March 12, 2026
Nano Technology
Nanorobots for Drug Delivery: Microscopic Machines Targeting Disease at the Cellular Level
Imagine a robot smaller than a human cell, capable of swimming through blood vessels, recognizing cancer cells, and delivering medication with surgical...
March 10, 2026
Space, Tech & innovation
Satellite Megaconstellations Over Canada: Who Wins and Who Loses as the Northern Sky Fills Up
Telesat Lightspeed promises fast internet for rural and northern Canada, but UBC and Regina astronomers warn the same megaconstellations will hit skies at 50 degrees latitude hardest. What Canada...
March 08, 2026
Energy
Carbon Capture Technology: Removing CO₂ from Atmosphere and Emissions
Carbon capture technology addresses climate change through two complementary approaches: point-source carbon capture (capturing CO₂ from industrial...
March 05, 2026
Environment & Climate
Great Lakes Ecosystem Health: Managing North America’s Freshwater Treasure
The Great Lakes represent one of Earth’s most remarkable freshwater ecosystems, containing approximately 20 percent of the world’s surface...
March 02, 2026
Biology & Nature, Environment & Climate
The Wood Wide Web on Trial: What British Columbia Forests Reveal About Mycorrhizal Networks
The wood wide web was born in BC, and the fight over it is Canadian too: UBC's Suzanne Simard versus University of Alberta critics. What is settled, what is...
March 01, 2026
Tech & innovation
AI Breakthroughs in 2026: Multimodal Models, Autonomous Agents, and Scientific Discovery
Artificial intelligence continues advancing at an accelerating pace, with 2026 marking significant breakthroughs across multiple domains. Multimodal AI...