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Q&A: Phillip Chee

Q&A: Phillip Chee

A dedicated astrophotographer explains how he opens up the skies.
by Meera Lee Sethi
For the past four years, Phillip Chee has been documenting what is perhaps the oldest and most mysterious object of human interest: the sky. Already a trained biologist and philosopher and…

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
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
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
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
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
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
No Room at the Loo
No Room at the Loo
Optimal packing at a physics conference for undergraduate women
by Candace Partridge
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
Q&A: Ursula Franklin
Q&A: Ursula Franklin
Canada’s very first female professor tells it like it was.
by Anna Kaisa Walker