Life sings
Birds flute, grunt, chirp, trumpet, whistle, jingle and more! Scientists deconstruct these melodies.
The ring in the paw
More than a century of bird banding in Canada has provided invaluable knowledge about birds. And there's more to come.
Is happiness returning to the meadow?
Country bird populations are dramatically declining. Does their protection require better field management?
Time travel in Florence
Historians are working on a never-before-seen digital reproduction of the city of Florence during the Renaissance, in order to better study it. All from Canada!
First contact with a visitor from outer space
From another solar system, ‘Oumuamua is an enigmatic object that has set the scientific community ablaze. What exactly do we know about it?
The cabinet of curiosities
Combining art and science, the reconstruction of the faces of people who died centuries ago motivates many archaeologists.
Noisy Saint-Laurent
An interactive online atlas maps the noise generated by shipping traffic in the river.
A mission to avert Armageddon
In a few months, NASA will drop a bomb on an asteroid to divert it.
Summer camp: a challenge for autistic children
How can they be better integrated? A case study shows the way.
The brain sculpted by life
Neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik explains how our environment shapes us, and encourages us to reflect on our relationship with nature.
