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