Children
Babies are born with compassion and sense of justice, studies say
Research on the morality of infants is taking off, much of it driven by Canadian scientists
Science
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Environment
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues
Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation
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Society
Anti-vaxx parents push trend toward lower vaccination rates in Canada
Despite doctors’ urgings, growing numbers of Canadian parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Who should be calling the shots?
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Society
New discoveries lead to questions about what makes us uniquely human
Science is blurring the lines between humans and other species. Maybe we're not the pinnacle of Creation after all
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Environment
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era
It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever
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Society
Stars in night sky of Chile look brighter than anywhere else on Earth
Watching the stars above the Atacama Desert blurs the line between the heavens and Earth; a feeling of infinite possibility takes over
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Human Rights
Oil spill in Arkansas spewed diluted bitumen into town streets
The pipeline that ruptured carried oil from the Alberta tar sands and people who got sick now want answers
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Religion
Michael Dowd, itinerant apostle, lives in van, preaches everywhere
He says the main way God communicates with us today is not through ancient texts but scientific evidence, cross-cultural evidence and historic evidence
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Health
Music — be it sung or heard– boosts the spirits, researchers find
Singing can lift depression, lower stress levels and spike the "feel good" chemical responsible for the afterglow of sex
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Society
Science reshapes our understanding of where empathy comes from
Empathy isn't just a force of the human spirit. It's hard-wired in our genetic code, researchers are discovering
