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Icicles 101: exploring their mysteries

Pippa Wysong

If anybody can be said to do ‘cool’ research, it's physicist Stephen Morris from the University of Toronto. He studies ... Read More
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Understanding climate change skeptics

Cathy Majtenyi

The hottest years on Earth since record keeping began in 1880 are — in decreasing order of heat —  2014, 2010, 2013, 2005, 2009. And 2015? The U.S. ... Read More
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How to keep that honeymoon feeling

Amy Muise

Amy Muise is a social psychologist who studies how couples can maintain desire and satisfaction over the long haul. For ... Read More
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Why your Valentine is sweet on you

Pippa Wysong

As if love itself weren’t sweet enough, it turns out that simply thinking about your romantic partner causes your ... Read More
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What arouses women? It’s complicated

Pippa Wysong

For many women Valentine’s Day might be about more than the chocolate. Perhaps the chocolate will be followed by ... Read More
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Outdoor skating goes south

Wilfrid Laurier University staff

In future winters, Canadians will have fewer opportunities to skate outdoors, according to a new study by Wilfrid Laurier University ... Read More
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Marketing women’s fantasies

Eleanor Ty

Eleanor Ty is a professor in Wilfrid Laurier University's English and film studies department.  Ty offers Research Matters her take ... Read More
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How rising temperatures affect Inuit health

Sharon Oosthoek

Starting around the mid 1900s, Canada's northern and Arctic areas have seen some of the largest temperature increases in the ... Read More
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Canada’s vanishing ice shelves

Sharon Oosthoek

In February 2008, Derek Mueller flew over the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf off the coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island, warily eyeing ... Read More

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