A report, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, found that children in many tropical areas are particularly vulnerable and could see significant health improvements if just a fraction of the fish caught near their homes made its way to their plates.

Jeff Dahn and Ford Doolittle, two world-renowned researchers from É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥, have been honoured by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their outstanding achievements.

Governments need better information on which types of plastic generate the most pollution — citizens can help, writes É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ professor Tony Walker for The Conversation Canada.

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Coastal communities are helping scientists understand the impacts of marine heatwaves — and find solutions, writes researcher Eric Oliver.