Pine tar has been in the news recently - at least for those who follow baseball. Pine tar is pretty much what it sounds like. It is a sticky substance created by heating pine roots and related...
On The National, Peter Mansbridge reported the results of a survey on cheating in Canadian universities. Reference was made to data gathered from over 40 universities about the number of students...
Because my wife and I had a wonderful dog for nearly 9 years and since I give a lecture on human waste in our Environment course at McGill, I was most interested to see the article that is making...
A friend of mine is very much opposed to using a plastic kettle, for fear of  some of the toxins leaching into the water. He therefore will use only a metal kettle. Is there any basis for this?...
