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Ghana's Cocoa Price Surge: A Bitter Truth for Chocolate Lovers

Published: 12 August 2025

Last week, La Presse reporters spoke to agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault about a recent price surge of 62.58% for Ghanaian cocoa, a move aimed at supporting its struggling farmers. This...

Activity Booklet: The Delights of the Winter Season - 2025 edition

Friday, December 12, 2025

Join us in celebrating the holiday season! /macoutreachCategory: Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Macdonald Campus Science Outreach

Expert: Suicide prevention 

Published: 9 September 2025

Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. A new World Health Organization report underscores the urgency of suicide prevention, estimating that 727,000 people died by suicide in 2021 alone.

Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange—David Bird weighs in

Published: 26 March 2025

An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, CBC Ƭ֦Ƶs reports. Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief....

Canada invests in McGill project to protect Lake Simcoe

Published: 18 March 2025

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe, including $412,700 to Ƭ֦Ƶ to demonstrate...

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

Published: 22 April 2025

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don’t work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand...

Is eating Canadian better for your health?

Published: 9 April 2025

In a recent article, La Presse investigates whether boycotting American products could improve our health. Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible—but only if we change other eating...

Rising mercury levels in Arctic wildlife—Prof. Nil Basu comments on new Aarhus University study

Published: 16 June 2025

A new study, led by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, suggests that levels of mercury in Arctic wildlife could continue to rise significantly even as countries curb their emissions. The...

What are those fluffy seeds floating in the air? David Wees explains

Published: 17 July 2025

If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the...

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