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Innovative orangutans, Otzi the Iceman and snotty children

If you want to avoid catching a cold, keep your nose warm, wash your hands a lot and stay away from children.

Nov 18, 2008
Douglas G. Pearce

Kathryn Thomson

When you look at the finished piece, it’s hard to imagine that it was once a fiery, molten liquid.

Nov 18, 2008
Signe Ball

Root Vegetables for Winter Warmth

A basic tomato sauce is used as a topping for our simple cannelloni dish.

Nov 18, 2008
Sandra Cranston-Corradini

Wild Minks

A mink can swim 30 meters underwater, dive to five meters, curl up with a clear conscience to sleep in a muskrat den after having murdered all the occupants.

Nov 18, 2008
Linda McLaren

Medicinal Wonders?

“Why Die a Lingering Death of Direful Diabetes? Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cure It!”

Nov 18, 2008
Ken Weber

A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2008

Three puzzles to test if you are awake.

Nov 18, 2008
Ken Weber

Oil Matters

The provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.

Sep 15, 2008
Signe Ball

Letters – Our readers write: August 2008

First, I love your magazine. I often see articles that I pass along to friends, but the article in this summer’s edition entitled “Local Farm to Local Food to Local Fuel” by Tim Shuff has me very excited.

Sep 15, 2008
In The Hills

Oil Futures, Goo Goo Clusters and Judgment Day

Some 150 new candy bars hit the shelves every year, but 65 per cent of U.S. brands have been around for more than six decades.

Sep 15, 2008
Douglas G. Pearce

Ron Pitts

Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.

Sep 15, 2008
Signe Ball

Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms

Magic in Mushrooms! So you think mushrooms are all flavour, no substance? At Windy Field Farms they have news for you.

Sep 15, 2008
Nicola Ross

Marvellous Mushrooms

In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.

Sep 15, 2008
Sandra Cranston-Corradini