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These jobs are available in Canada today. The list includes science jobs advertised on Craigslist sites across Canada as well as the journal Nature, and other sources. It is updated every night. When you click on a job title you will be taken to the website where the job is posted. Good luck and happy job hunting.

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Imposing order on the world is seductive, but it flattens out the diversity and rich messiness of human life. Oddly, playing by the rules may help us fight back, argues C. Thi Nguyen in The Score

Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

Peter F. Hamilton’s new book A Hole in the Sky is set on a troubled ark ship hundreds of years into its voyage, with fantastic plot twists and turns. I'm a big Hamilton fan, but one aspect of the novel proved alienating for me, says Emily H. Wilson

How to spot the lunar X and V

Time it right each month, and you can spot two fleeting tricks of light on the lunar surface. Abigail Beall is planning ahead

The internet feels super lonely right now. Here's why

Almost 80 years ago, sociologists identified a new personality type that is particularly sensitive to loneliness. It's even more relevant today, says Annalee Newitz

New Scientist recommends Avatar: Fire and Ash – especially the whale

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

How – and why – we chose the best 21 ideas of the 21st century

From smartphones to net zero, there has been no shortage of innovative ideas in the past 25 years, which is why we have taken a look back to choose the best

Let's nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending

Feedback has seen all the fuss about the finale of Stranger Things, but would like to point out that if we're going to dissect the plot, we have bigger things to worry about

Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

A fossil discovery in northern Ethiopia expands the known range of Paranthropus, a genus of strong-jawed hominins that lived around 2 million years ago, and suggests they lived in a range of habitats

The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert

It is impossible to get rid of anxiety because it exists to help us, says cognitive psychotherapist Owen O'Kane. Instead, he suggests three ways to reframe your relationship with anxiety in order to take back control

Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

The strange principle of quantum entanglement baffled Albert Einstein. Yet finally putting quantum weirdness to the ultimate test, and embracing the results, turned out to be a revolutionary idea

Pinning extreme weather on climate change: Best ideas of the century

It never used to be possible to attribute individual weather events to climate change and map their full consequences. Thanks to the work of two pioneering climate scientists, it is now

Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these flashes has completely transformed astronomy

The invention of net zero: Best ideas of the century

Net zero wasn’t always the target – the consensus used to be that we could continue releasing greenhouse gases and maintain global temperatures. How did that change?

A revolution in how we do chemistry: Best ideas of the century

From finding new antibiotic candidates to studying the insides of cells, snapping molecules together "like Lego" has completely overhauled chemistry, and biology too

There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century

Neurodiversity research has reshaped how we think about autism and ADHD, revealing that a “normal” brain doesn’t exist – and that unusual brains also come with unique strengths

The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

The most powerful artificial intelligence tools all have one thing in common. Whether they are writing poetry or predicting protein structures, they rely on the "transformer" architecture

The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

Time and time again, scientists have found that one diet beats all others when it comes to our health. Fortunately, it's delicious – and also good for the planet

The immense interconnectivity of the brain: Best ideas of the century

How discovering that different parts of the brain work together as networks has transformed our understanding of everything from daydreaming and emotions to planning and memory

The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

Following the surprising discovery that our genetic blueprint is much simpler than expected, we’ve rapidly learned that we have epigenetics to thank for our extraordinary complexity

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

How end-to-end encryption is the wall that keeps our digital secrets safe – and why modern life would be unimaginable without it

Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

Since the turn of the millennium, our understanding of our ancestors and extended cousins has shifted dramatically, thanks to a swathe of surprising archaeological discoveries

The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century

Although we’re on course to cross 1.5°C of warming, the alliance of small island nations that revised our goal down from the 2°C threshold transformed global climate policy

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Understanding the “landscape of fear” that predators create in their environments has helped us uncover just how drastically humans have upended the natural world

We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

The “enormous revelation” that drugs can be used to prevent catching HIV has benefitted millions and helped slash transmission rates

The electrification of everything: Best ideas of the century

Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable power is crucial. The opening of Tesla's first "gigafactory", which used economies of scale to electrify our transport and energy systems, marked a turning point in this endeavour

Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed

Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

The internet is typically defined by conflict. Yet a crowdsourced encyclopedia, open for anyone to edit, has transformed into one of the world's most essential knowledge hubs

New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

A quarter of a century in, this is our definitive pick of the ideas in science and technology that are already transforming the world

Smartphones (yes, really): Best ideas of the century

Some might say smartphones have caused more harm than good. Here’s why putting a powerful computer into every pocket was a good idea

Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

Humans have been inadvertently using microbes to influence our health for thousands of years. But only recently has the microbiome rocketed to the forefront of healthcare

We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves

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Quality Assurance Technician

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