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What we're reading

Some of our recent favourites. For the full firehose, follow #FromTheFeed

Cities' shrinking gene pools
A new meta-analysis shows that mammals living in and around cities have smaller population sizes and lower genetic diversity than their "wild" counterparts.
[Chloé Schmidt | Pineapples and Whales]

Neanderthals: More cultured than you might think
The discovery of the "last Neanderthal necklace" offers new evidence about the artistic talents of these early human relatives.
[Barry O'Sullivan | Research2Reality]

Miscellany

How I learned that a zebra is not a stripy horse.

Human induced noise pollution can interfere with animal communication, hinder their foraging abilities and impact where they live.

Les métaux rares et la face cachée des technologies

Genome Alberta's Gerry Ward has been producing a series of videos to help explain basic genetic concepts. Check 'em out!

Stephen Heard has some thoughts on what he's calling "cite-my-paper-gate".

Updates for our members and bloggers

Volunteer positions at Science Borealis
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Welcomes/Farewells
A warm welcome to two new members of our editorial team:

Alice Freerackers joins the SciBor editorial team as Science in Society editor. Alice recently started a PhD in Science Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and she's also a freelance writer, a blog editor, and the communications manager at the nonprofit Art the Science. Her background is in psychology and publishing, so loves science stories with a human element.

Thuc-Nghi Pham joins the team as a Science Borealis Blog Editor. She currently works as a Science Presenter at the Ontario Science Centre, where it still boggles her mind that blowing up hydrogen balloons and wearing a spacesuit is part of her everyday job. She has a master's degree in molecular and cellular biology, where she studied the pathways that connect chemotherapy resistance with hormone therapy in leukemias.

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