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Samus Aran, a bounty hunter with a cannon on her arm, is Nintendo’s somewhat undersung heroine. You don’t see her as much as Princess Zelda, even though that character is usually the damsel in distress rather than the playable protagonist. Still, the Metroid games that star Samus have a reputation …

In Nova Scotia, where there’s a significant proportion of people living with disabilities, work is underway to measure whether the province is making progress on improving their lives. In January, the Quality of Life Index for Persons with Disabilities was released by an advocacy organization called the Nova Scotia League …

When it comes to human experiments, it’ll be tough to find a more chill way to advance scientific knowledge. Starting in early 2025, the Driving Research and Simulation Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan will run a study using a state-of-the-art driver simulator to test how high people get after …

Researchers in Alberta are experimenting with artificial intelligence to measure the risks of prescription opioids amid the ongoing drug overdose crisis across Canada. While doctors have a set protocol to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction, Dr. Dean Eurich said machine learning “could do a better job” of pinning …

A team of scientists out of the University of British Columbia has outfitted a mobile lab that can detect air pollutants on the go. The scientists say because the van can collect data as often as every second it’s on the move, it will show a more detailed picture of …