Science

Starting kindergarten is a big step for young children. It can also be a key time to spot which students might need some extra help with that life transition.

New research from Simon Fraser University (SFU) Biological Sciences researchers finds that Pacific salmon are facing escalating threats due to a lack of coordinated conservation policy and oversight.

First it was referred to as a “mysterious illness.” Later it was called “gay cancer,” “gay plague” and “GRID,” an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously, some called it “4H disease”—shorthand for “homosexuals, heroin addicts, hemophiliacs and Haitians,” the…

Studies show that teacher turnover has a negative impact on students’ academic performance, but little is known about other ways that their departures affect student behavior.

The 2023 landmark Supreme Court decision effectively banning race-conscious affirmative action—along with the subsequent challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion in major corporations and military admissions—has brought back the decades-old argument for “merit-based” or “colorblind” policies.

A study has revealed new insights into Stone Age life and death, showing that stone tools were just as likely to be buried with women and children as with men.

In an era when TV shows look like movies, have we lost sight of what should make sci-fi great?

“You have to keep beating it for longer,” my grandmother instructed me. “It isn’t pale yet. It’s still too yellow.”

Considerations related to environmental justice have risen to the forefront of policy discussions over the location of long-term infrastructure like power plants. These discussions have centered on ensuring equitable siting of planned infrastructure, but rarely account for its consequences over…

The Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft is pictured in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida before rollout to launch pad 39B, in March 2022. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux Media are invited to…