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Sexologist likens face mask debate to condom debate

Sexologist likens face mask debate to condom debate
As a sexologist, McDevitt hopes the lessons from society's approach to condom usage since the 1980s can be applied to face masks today.

Sexologist likens face mask debate to condom debate

VIRUS DIARY: Goodbye to NYC, and to its unforgettable sounds

VIRUS DIARY: Goodbye to NYC, and to its unforgettable sounds
The noise was constant — particularly following what had been months of silence as the city that never sleeps went into a deep slumber. Since mid-March, the only sound we'd heard came from ambulances carrying the thousands of people who would become victims to a startling virus as the city became the epicenter.

VIRUS DIARY: Goodbye to NYC, and to its unforgettable sounds

Daisies bring a sunny look to the garden

Daisies bring a sunny look to the garden
Daisies are my favourite, too. For me, a daisy is the essence of “flowerness.”Daisies also hold attraction for poets. Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet of the 14th century, wrote "...of all the floures in the mede, Thanne love I most thise floures white and rede, Swiche as men callen dayses in our toune.”

Daisies bring a sunny look to the garden

White-throated sparrows change their tunes

White-throated sparrows change their tunes
White-throated sparrows are changing their tune — an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note.

White-throated sparrows change their tunes

Urban gardening surges amid pandemic lockdown

Urban gardening surges amid pandemic lockdown
Anita Clarke had been thinking about starting a vegetable garden on her balcony for a while before COVID-19 lockdown. But it was always easy to put off, the Toronto-based Shopify managing editor says.

Urban gardening surges amid pandemic lockdown

Friend or fowl: Making peace with Canada geese

Friend or fowl: Making peace with Canada geese
They came, they honked, they conquered. Flying in their signature V-formation, Canada geese are often hailed as a symbol of the Canadian wilderness, marking the change of seasons with their southern migration each winter and return every spring.

Friend or fowl: Making peace with Canada geese