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Diving Deeper into the Cold Season: The Science of Winter
By Sophie Halpin Contributor Via Mary Long/Adobe Stock, T. A. McKay/Getty Images As you draw back your curtains in the morning to see,...
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- 3 days ago
- 3 min
The IPad Kid Phenomenon
Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Via The New York Times Kids are reputed to cry, yell, and express anger every two minutes over something...
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- 3 days ago
- 7 min
Wired to Worry: Deciphering Genes, Anxiety, and You
Khadija Fatima & Clara El Hayek Copy Editor & Contributor Via Pixar Authors’ note: This article is a reminder that knowledge is a...
theplantnews
- Nov 17
- 3 min
You Are What You Consume
The scary world of cookies, algorithm, and bias Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Photo via LSU Faculty Websites The other day, I was...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
Women in STEM: Is Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer’s New Feminist Curriculum Worthwhile?
Lily Greenspoon Arts & Culture Co-Editor Via ScienceNews Women in STEM; we love using this phrase to romanticize and legitimize women’s...
theplantnews
- Oct 18
- 3 min
The Beyond Meat Burger: Impossible Expectations?
Sabina Bellisario-Giglio Science & Environment Editor Via Sundry Photography Given the dangerous climate changes and increasing...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
What Is Going On with the Strikes in the Medical Field?
Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Via CTV News Montreal In early September, alarming news headlines covered the media outlets. “Medical...
theplantnews
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Plants Cry; Here’s Why!
Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Photo via The New York Times. Plants and Dawson students have one thing in common: they both cry when they...
theplantnews
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Fashion Should Not Cost the Earth
Daniela Hernandez-Camacho Contributor Image via EcoWatch. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the fashion industry is the...
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- Aug 22
- 2 min
Sea Turtle Hatcheries: How Good Are They, Really?
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Image via Ben Almen on flickr. Note: This article focuses solely on centres that hatch sea turtles and not on...
theplantnews
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Fish and Invertebrates Need Better Welfare Laws
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Image via Mercy For Animals. Note: when invertebrates are mentioned herein, only crustaceans and cephalopods...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
Industrial Fishing: Everything You Need to Know
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Image via Photographer Jiri Rezac, Greenpeace. When it comes to fishing, there are two important factors to...
theplantnews
- Aug 22
- 3 min
A Saint Patrick’s Day Special: The Luck of Finding Four-Leaf Clovers Using Odds Ratios
Christopher Dimitriadis Contributor Image via The Jacksonville Florida Times Union. Top of the Mornin’ to ya! So, it is almost time for...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
The Reverse “Flynn effect” and Its Consequences: Are We Getting Dumber?
Océane Rajerison Contributor Picture via BrainFacts.org. In recent decades, scientists seem to agree that there has been a global decline...
theplantnews
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Bikes, but make it fancy!
The uprising popularity of electrical bicycles and their impact on transport Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Photo via BIXI. March is...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
Flushing Grandma Down the Drain?
Water Cremation, Natural Burial, and Other Green Death Alternatives Silvia Crac Staff Writer Photo via The Order of the Good Death. When...
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- Apr 17
- 4 min
System Failure: The Reality of Being an ER Nurse in Québec
Christopher Boa Science and Environment Editor Image VIA Chiasson, Paul from The Canadian Press. If you happen to be on the sixth floor...
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- Apr 17
- 3 min
A Deeper Look at Plastic Pollution
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo via Chasant, Muntaka on Wikimedia (2019) On Nov 30th, 2019, a sperm whale washed up in Scotland with...
theplantnews
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Quite a SAD Semester, Isn’t It?
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Photo via Livi, https://www.livi.co.uk/your-health/guide-to-seasonal-affective-disorder/. Have you been...
theplantnews
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Dreaming and Dreams: Funky, Mysterious & Necessary Products of Your Sleep
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Picture from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-we-dream/. Have you not once created a scenario...
theplantnews
- Feb 4
- 4 min
The FIRE Movement: How You Can Technically Retire at 30
Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo VIA Art of Manliness and Ted Slampyak Life after CEGEP can seem grim. The idea of...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
A Rundown on Dolphin Captivity
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo VIA poeticpenguin on Shutterstock Out of all the documentaries I have watched, there are two that have...
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- Feb 4
- 4 min
The “Fuck Cars” Perspective: A Brief Look into Why Car Dependent Cities Suck
Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo VIA Google Maps “If I lived where you live, I wouldn’t last a week.” This was one of...
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- Feb 4
- 2 min
Squalene and Squalane: There Might Be a Shark in your Makeup
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo VIA dolah on iStock Shark fin soup is a glaring issue. Every year, 73 million sharks are killed for...
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- Jan 19
- 4 min
How Dollarama Poisons its Consumers and Still Makes a Profit: A Loophole in Safety Regulations
By Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo by Montreal Souterrain Let’s admit it: With Dollarama so conveniently located a...
theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Beyond the Strike
Benjamin Savard Contributor Benjamin Savard is the Vice-President of Sustainability and Equity from the Dawson Student Union (DSU). On...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Take A Bite Out of Apple
Lorna Papa Contributor Source: Wired Great news! Just when you got your long-awaited latest release iPhone, guess what? The newest iPhone...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Should I Be Scared to Brush My Teeth?
Alina Pintilei Contributor Source: Drmlandy I brush my teeth every morning, and I used to think that people who were not doing the same...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Dirty Money: Divest Mcgill and the Path Away from Fossil Fuels
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Source: Divest McGill A couple of kilometers down from Dawson College, on Sherbrooke...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
A Quick Take on Fast Fashion
Maya Jadah Contributor Source: Phys.org The busy street of Ste-Catherine gathers many teens and adults to embark on shopping trips. A...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Scientists Looking Up The Aftermath of The IPCC
Téa Barrett Staff Writer Source: KCRW After the publication of the latest IPCC report that calculated a remaining 3 years to cut down on...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
The Grass Should be Greener: preserving Montreal’s green spaces
Lily Massé Contributor Credit: Les Amis du Parc Meadowbrook Greenspace is a pillar of environmental wellbeing in Montreal while also...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Now or Never
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment editor Credit: NASA “The time for action is now”, reads the headline of the IPCC’s website....
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Beyond Meat Tips for eating sustainably
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Credit: To Taste There is no denying that these days, climate change is a hot topic....
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Octopus Factory Farming: Stop it Before it Starts
Karina Melm Contributor Credit: The Guardian Octopuses are remarkable creatures. They can solve complex puzzles and can feel a variety of...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
City trees: a cure to dystopic summer temperatures…for the wealthy
Kiana Lalavi Staff Writer Author’s note: Names have been changed for anonymity Credit: Google maps, photos were taken at the same...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
I was too exhausted to find a title…
Emily McQueen Staff writer Do you feel an overarching sense of failure and helplessness like every day is a bad day? Do you just feel...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Golden Time Machine
Emily Mcqueen Staff writer (Space.com) On Christmas day 2021, 7:20 am, a golden time machine is launched into space from French Guiana,...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Pig Hearts for Humans
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor (Getty Images/Futurism) The new year started off with a futuristic and unimaginable...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Search Engine that Plants Trees
The Search Engine that Plants Trees By Julieta Lozano-Ramsay Is it free? Yes. No need to make an account either. So how do they make...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
In Fairy Creek, Pacheedaht and Protestors Clash on the Future of Old-Growth
In Fairy Creek, Pacheedaht and Protestors Clash on the Future of Old-Growth Noe Yasko Staff Writer South of British Columbia’s Vancouver...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Evergreen Dilemma of Christmas
The Evergreen Dilemma of Christmas Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environmental Editor While Christmas time is, deservedly so, one of...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Avoiding Seasonal Depression in a Cold, Cold, Winter
Emily Mcqueen Copy editor In October, the leaves turn yellow as we excitedly pick out our Halloween costumes. The month of December...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Mercury in retrograde: Myth or Fact?
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Breakups, broken phones, missed buses; all things that tend to be blamed on a certain...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Trees: Can They Save Us?
Emily McQueen Copy Editor The words “Lots of solutions are talked about but what about a solution that is right in front of us?” were...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Stargazing for Stellar Sights. See what’s visible in the night sky this month!
By Mia Kennedy Managing Editor Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. (Credit: NASA) In the interest of keeping astronomy accessible, all of the...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Stargaze City
Noe Yasko Staff Writer (Getty images) Though I don’t like to admit it, being overwhelmed is a huge part of my life. When it feels like...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Changing Seasons
By Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Wondering why the weather has been so unpredictable recently? You’re not alone,...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
By Laura Gervais Science & Environment Editor Foodies of Dawson, I officially welcome you to lobster season! Spring is in the air --...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
I’m not lovin’ it: Opting out of the single-use cycle
By Lily Massé Contributor Overflowing with red Tim Hortons cups and green Starbucks straws, crammed full of plastic Coke bottles and...
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