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Biologists and ecologists often need to identify individual animals in the wild to help answer questions related to population density, foraging patterns and more. But there’s an issue: many of the markers they use, such as tags with…

Not many people think about the cost of kidney disease, says a University of Alberta researcher. But the toll on Canadians is high.Kidney disease will affect one in 10 Canadians during their lifetime and costs the health-care system more…

Alberta may soon be getting an official gemstone, as the provincial government recently announced its intention to add ammolite to the Emblems of Alberta Act, along with current emblems such as the wild rose and petrified wood, Alberta’s…

HIV infection is no longer the life sentence it once was. But despite the effectiveness of drugs to manage and treat the virus, it can never be fully eliminated from the human body, lingering in some cells deep in different human tissues…

Eating chicken raised on a diet of bugs or algae may sound downright unappetizing to some, but there are ways to make the idea more palatable to at least one type of food shopper.Consumers who are environmentally aware will likely warm up…

For rural communities, health care can be difficult to access.Throw in part-time clinic hours, an Alberta winter or a global pandemic, and those accessibility challenges only become more apparent.But many services that once required an…

A University of Alberta anthropologist has uncovered the oldest human DNA yet found in Africa, shedding new light on a period of ancient human history about which little is known.Banting post-doctoral fellow and bioarcheologist Elizabeth…

Over the past two years, the nature of work for some has changed dramatically, whether it’s working remotely, relying more heavily on digital tools or adapting to restructuring and shifts in the economy. Many of us have been reflecting on…

The 2022 Winter Paralympics will shine a brief spotlight on Canada’s elite athletes in China over the next 10 days. But much more is needed at the community level to get athletes involved in parasport before they can even dream of…

As a child in South Korea, Sung Eun Cho spent many weekends with her Buddhist grandparents, who brought her along to the temples they visited.The youngster found herself captivated by the ornate beauty of the buildings, richly adorned…