Capturing the stars from the roof of the world: Dal‑built camera provides new perspective on the universe

A new telescope located 5,600 meters above sea level in the Chilean Andes will give scientists new insights into how galaxies formed beginning in the early universe and how stars are born in our own galaxy.  Read more.

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Meet Tina Simpkin, meteorologist and special alumni guest

Jocelyn Adams Moss

Thursday, April 2, 2026

In this special alumni episode of Sciographies, we sit down with Tina Simpkin (BSc’94, DMet’95), a familiar voice to many Nova Scotians as a meteorologist with CBC.

Hackers, barns, and breakfast: Why agriculture needs cybersecurity

Suresh Neethirajan

Monday, March 30, 2026

Connected barns and automated livestock systems are boosting efficiency but also opening the door to cyber threats, writes Dr. Suresh Neethirajan, a ÆÞÓÑ researcher working to secure Canada’s digital farms

Building the human‑AI teams that will defend Canada’s sovereignty together

Andrew Riley

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

ÆÞÓÑ is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.