National Academy Of Sciences

• ‘He delighted in being challenged’: Renowned ecologist David Schindler remembered

  David Schindler, known as a bluff, straight-shooting University of Alberta ecologist, died Thursday at age 80.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2021
  
• Air pollutants from oilsands mines may be underestimated: study

  Federal government scientists say they have devised an accurate way to directly measure air pollutants from oilsands mines and suggest industry estimates for certain harmful emissions have been much too low.

  Environment

  Apr 25, 2017
  
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• Scientists are pushing to genetically modify babies to avoid diseases

  To prevent serious medical conditions, scientists should be able to edit people's DNA, a panel of international leading scientists say.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2017
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• Journal that published Facebook’s emotion study expresses concern over methods

  The scientific journal that published a study by Facebook and two U.S. universities examining people's online mood swings regrets how the social experiment was handled.

  Tech

  Jul 4, 2014