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What Canada could learn from the tragic consequences of the Texas flash flood

On July 4, a horrific flash flood occurred in central Texas, mainly impacting Kerr County. The heavy rain started at about 3 a.m., resulting in rainwater surging down mountain slopes, causing the waters in the Guadalupe River to rise by eight metres very quickly.

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Satellite streaks block out the Arctic sky | Space photo of the day for June 20, 2025

Researchers created a satellite tracking system to track satellite streaks across the Arctic for the first time ever.

Space

‘At 98, I wouldn’t be so sharp without puzzles’: do crosswords and quizzes really boost your brain power?

We’re told that they give us a mental workout, but the evidence suggests it’s a bit more complicated …

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'Fireball' meteor discovered hours before exploding above Niagara Falls was the smallest asteroid ever seen

An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ever properly measured, researchers say.

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How engineering can support more inclusive hockey leagues and bolster innovation

While engineering students may specialize in particular areas of engineering — for example, civil, electrical, chemical, mechanical or biomedical engineering — they all work in a similar way in applying design thinking.

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Concerned about your early reader? Why ‘wait and see’ isn’t advised for reading struggles

At Western University’s Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic, I work on a team training future school psychologists. In our work, we encounter parents concerned about their children’s learning on an almost daily basis.

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Ontario floods: How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management

This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption. Severe rainfall events are not new, but they are becoming more frequent and costly due to human-caused climate change.

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Educators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter's revelations

For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada renowned for her short stories

The Independent UK

Young children with disabilities are excluded from national physical activity monitoring. That needs to change.

Physical activity is important for children; it supports improved health, development and sleep. However, children in the early years (from birth to age five) with disabilities are consistently underrepresented in national monitoring, and are subsequently excluded from intervention efforts promoting physical activity.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn't stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.

Space

Provincial policies on campus sexual violence are inconsistent across Canada

Incidents of campus-based sexual violence and gender-based violence are not new. Though, in the past decade, there has been increased awareness and action from campus administrations in response to campus sexual violence.

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Oral health is health: Better access to dental care may have potential benefits beyond Canadians' mouths

Oral diseases, particularly dental decay and periodontal (gum) diseases, are largely preventable, yet are some of the most common non-communicable diseases around the world. Pain due to untreated dental decay impacts eating and sleep quality, among other essential functions. Indeed, the agonizing nature of dental pain earned it the title…

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The Ring Nebula comes into focus, and it's astounding

Thanks to the James Webb telescope, we can now see the nebula with more clarity. As one expert says, "We always knew planetary nebulae were pretty. What we see now is spectacular."

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James Webb telescope captures 'a preview of the sun's distant future' in stunning new Ring Nebula image

Astronomers reveal 'the final chapters of a star's life' in a stunning James Webb Space Telescope's image of the exploding Ring Nebula.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colorful Ring Nebula in exquisite detail (photos, video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the Ring Nebula in vibrant color, presenting one of the most well-known objects in astronomy as it has never been seen before.

The Hindu

Can mutations guide the story of evolution? Yes, says new study

A study conducted by scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and Western University, Canada, shows direct evidence for how mutations are key to understanding evolution

Space

How Artemis 2 moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen helped find a rare crater on Earth

A surprise crater find in Saskatchewan may pay off big for Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who was on the expedition. He may see a similar crater type on the moon.

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21-year-old TikTok star Megha Thakur dies "suddenly and unexpectedly", four months after suffering a heart attack

TikTok star Megha Thakur has left her family, friends, and social media followers in shock with her sudden death in the early morning hours on November 24, 2022. Twenty-one-year-old Megha was a student at Western University, Canada.

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University and school strikes across Canada are about workers' rights — and protecting education as a public good

Labour issues in education across Canada have made the headlines in recent weeks.

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How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students

Although many university students are eager for in-person elements of the university experience they missed early in the pandemic, what might we overlook in the rush to “return to normal”?

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Listen up, college students. You don’t ‘get’ a grade. You have to earn it

Every fall, my mental timeline is flooded with memories of the teachers who changed my life. And last week — when I read about the controversial termination of Maitland Jones Jr., a distinguished New York University professor whose courses in organic chemistry were deemed too hard by students hoping to…

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities need to revisit their founding stories

Universities pride themselves on their founding stories. These stories, however, tend to privilege dominant institutional narratives and reproduce settler memories — and erase institutional participation in the dispossession of Indigenous Peoples from their lands.

Reason

Brickbat: Wear Protection

Western University, a public university in London, Ontario, has announced that all students and employees and some visitors to campus must be fully vaccinated and have at least one booster for COVID-19. The school is also requiring that students and faculty wear masks in classrooms. Some students are protesting the…

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