Canada’s massive expanse of boreal forest – three million square kilometers – is undergoing a serious transformation due to climate change. A group of Canadian forest scientists is investigating the impacts and published its findings.
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Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) help industry get innovation done, and they normally get paid by industry, so why do RTOs need government support as well?
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Canada’s principal innovation enablers are its Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs). What? Canada has RTOs? You bet. So who are they?
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Here’s another use for eggs in your kitchen – growing fancy crystal geodes! But what is a geode? A real geode is a rock with sparkly crystals inside. Growing a real geode can take millions of years, but this experiment is much faster, so get crackin’.
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Your DNA contains important instructions found in every cell about how your body is built and functions. Try this simple experiment to extract DNA from your cheek to see what you’re made of!
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Score your own winning field goal with this high-flying experiment. Put your science, technology, engineering and math skills to the test and create a catapult to see how far you can launch a mini football.
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Today, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) released its economic impact results for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Last year, SRC provided a more than 18-times return for every dollar invested by the...
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SRC is encouraging people (kids and adults!) to turn their kitchens and backyards into science labs this summer and unleash their inner scientist! We’ve created three easy, at-home science experiments...
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As the second leading cause of lung cancer, the presence of radon in a home poses a safety issue that can be readily dealt with in many cases. As many people have not even heard of radon, the challenge lies in building awareness about the importance of testing among the general public.
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Extreme summer weather can have significant impacts our economy, society and environment. We’re talking about hail, tornadoes, plow winds, no rain, hot temperatures - all of which can lead to flooding, drought, insects, diseases and forest fires. It’s important to prepare for these types of weather events, so we can reduce the impacts and become more adaptable.
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