Selected Features

From Canadian Coal Mines, Toxic Pollution That Knows No Borders

Is handwriting dead?

Incredibly fast and barely legal

Foragers are eating wild in America's concrete jungles

Chocolate-covered jellyfish, anyone?

Can computers forecast avalanches better than humans digging holes?

The human-caused wildfires that once burned in coastal rainforests

Urban Market Gardening with Limited Water Supply

News and Explainers

Microplastics Are Highly Diverse and Those Differences Matter

Canadians found a safer way to transport oil and, yes, it looks like a hockey puck

Bird Casualties Remain a Mystery After Largest-ever Oil Spill Off Canada's East Coast

New brain maps hint at cerebellum’s role in cognition, language

New method exposes structures inside 'rainbow' of brain cells

Core set of autism traits shows up in diverse cultures

Large U.K. database reveals links between genes and brain function

Repetitive behaviors tied to brain activity patterns in toddlers

Mouse brain atlas reveals details of developing cerebellum

Therapy taps rhythm to boost speech in autistic children

Eye-tracking test may reveal autism risk, severity

New techniques extend tool kit for constructing 'mini-brains'

Multimedia

VIDEO: The Waterfront

PODCAST: Life on the Line: The story of a small town split by the border

PODCAST: Call these plants by their names

VIDEO: Watching trees to track climate change

PODCAST: Old beef