Artist’s reconstruction of the community at Lower Mistaken Point

Why life on Earth first got big

25 June 2018

Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth – possibly some of the earliest animals to exist – got big not to compete for food, but to spread their offspring as far as possible. 

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Stem Cell Research

Opinion: We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's one way to do this

26 April 2017

Science doesn't work the same for everyone everywhere - there are huge disparities in access to scientific hardware, and in gender and minority representation in labs. In this piece from ̽»¨Ö±²¥Conversation, Jenny Molloy (Department of Earth Sciences) and Max Liboiron (Memorial ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Newfoundland) look at some of the initiatives around the world which are attempting to level the playing field for scientists. 

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