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The Frozen Land of Rubies: Arctic Gem Boom Reaches Greenland

The Frozen Land of Rubies: Arctic Gem Boom Reaches Greenland

Canada's diamonds fast rose to dominate the world market. Are Greenland's rubies next?
by Anne Casselman
14 November 2007
The doorstop for the door that connects True North Gems’ laboratory with its safe room is a football-sized rock that resembles a jagged slab of Roquefort. When I ask company director…

Q&A: Jill Bolte Taylor
Q&A: Jill Bolte Taylor
The neurobiologist describes how a debilitating stroke gave her the chance to learn a new way of thinking
by Sandra Kiume
24 May 2007
Q&A: Jodi Lomask
Q&A: Jodi Lomask
A modern dancer and her troupe turn their attention to science ... and really big trees
by Anne Casselman
09 May 2007
Q&A: Marcia McNutt
Q&A: Marcia McNutt
Marcia McNutt is a superstar in a submersible research vehicle. And she wants to encourage other girls to be just like her
by Megan Mansell Williams
23 April 2007
Q&A: Vandana Shiva
Q&A: Vandana Shiva
The physicist and ecofeminist talks about the unique ways women scientists can contribute to their fields
by Anne Casselman
14 March 2007
The Joy of Cooking, with Gunpowder
The Joy of Cooking, with Gunpowder
From her Ontario chemistry lab, Dr. Clara Benson cooked up some WWI-era respect for women in science
by Susan Bustos
21 February 2007
No Room at the Loo
No Room at the Loo
Optimal packing at a physics conference for undergraduate women
by Candace Partridge
21 February 2007
Hooked on Genomics
Hooked on Genomics
Jane Carlton feeds her addiction with the A, T, C and G of the world's most common vaginal parasite.
by Kurt Wong
07 February 2007
Q&A: Ursula Franklin
Q&A: Ursula Franklin
Canada’s very first female professor tells it like it was.
by Anna Kaisa Walker
26 December 2006