December 2020

The Universe's bursts

Fast radio bursts are one of astronomy's greatest enigmas. A Canadian radio telescope is changing the game: it has already detected hundreds of them, and its career is just beginning.

It's in the air

Is airborne transmission of SARSCoV2 the main mode of disease spread? The question is hotly debated.

Spotlight on black studies

Black Canadian studies tell the story of long-ignored subjects: black history and experience in this country.

COVID-19: the cities' rude awakening

The virus has taken the world's major cities by storm, exposing their flaws in the process. What will the city of tomorrow look like?

Godmothers at Senegal's bedside

Access to the healthcare system remains difficult for Senegalese women. This could all change thanks to the bajenu gox, the neighborhood godmothers.

Make way for «nanosuperheroes»

Fiorenzo Vetrone develops nanoparticles based on rare earths
that could change the way we treat cancers.

The cabinet of curiosities

Construction of the ITER nuclear reactor in France is finally underway. The aim: to harness the energy of the stars.

Disposable toiletries: really?

Wastewater networks are regularly blocked by piles of products. Scientists investigate.

Animals as experts in physical distancing

Humans are far from the only ones to stay away from their fellow creatures when a virus is running rampant!

The little brain, not so little!

Surprise: a study has just shown that the cerebellum has a surface area equivalent to 78 % of the cortex.

Farah Alibay conquering Mars

A Quebec engineer will guide the Perseverance astromobile across the surface of Mars in search of traces of life.

Health through roots

A supplement produced in collaboration with the Université du Québec network.