Search for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA narrows as researchers confirm six living relatives share a family Y chromosome
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Kids find, help excavate rare teen T.rex, chronicled in extraordinary documentary
Giant Screen Films, Evanston IL Skeleton may reveal secrets of T. rex growth years; Narrated by Sir Sam Neill, documentary
Indigenous knowledge: preserving biodiversity, ecosystem services
UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn 8 December 2013 IPBES experts cite importance of ‘co-production’ of
Diagnostic diapers to detect deadly rotavirus among 83 global health innovations to receive Grand Challenges Canada funding
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 21 Nov 2013 Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today extends seed grants
Most nations lack means to assess biodiversity, key ecosystem services and their value: Experts
UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services, Bonn 5-Nov-2013 Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting
Inventive: 102 bold new global health ideas win Grand Challenges Canada funding
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 29 April, 2013 59 creative, out-of-box health innovations devised in 13 low- and middle-income countries, plus
Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in Earth
Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil,
High school students mentored in top Canadian labs explore out-of-box ideas; Many find career-shaping passion for science in microscope
Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto 20-Feb-2013 Unexpected prizes from a high school biotech science competition, mentored by some of Canada’s top
Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other
Mental disorders in developing nations: ‘the most neglected of neglected diseases’
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 10-Oct-2012 On World Mental Health Day, Grand Challenges Canada funds a burst of 15 innovative projects