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Foraging frenemies: Researchers find evidence of killer whales and dolphins working together to find food
New research suggests the two top predators have forged a co-operative rather than competitive relationship to find and feast on salmon off B.C. coast. Read more.
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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Experts warn rising grocery costs will strain household budgets as new analysis reveals key trends, regional impacts, and policy shifts shaping Canada’s food affordability in the year ahead.
Friday, December 19, 2025
For the second straight year, three Dal faculty members made the list of Highly Cited Researchers compiled by data analytics company Clarivate. We asked them to share an international collaboration that helped them increase their reach.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Dalhousie’s Killam Celebration shone a light on groundbreaking research and honoured those scholars shaping global innovation, while unveiling a bold new vision for the prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship launching next year.
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Erosion, saltwater flooding and more frequent storms are taking a costly toll on Sable Island's fresh groundwater resources, with this reduction serving as a bellwether for small, densely populated islands worldwide.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Michael Freund, whose research informs the design of energy storage technologies and whose work as director of Dalhousie’s Clean Technologies Research Institute helps facilitate studies on how build a more sustainable future.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Erin Bertrand, an associate professor in the Department of Biology who is leading an international scientific effort to map marine microbes all over the world.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
A new digital app created in a Dal lab uses a mixture of artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques to translate journal entries and contextual data into personalized, evidence-based recommendations.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
91̽»¨Æ½Ì¨ and the University of King's College have partnered with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia to host a groundbreaking meeting of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium this month — the first ever USS event to be held outside of the United States.