Moving beyond animal testing, and more…

There's been a growing movement to develop new technologies to replace at least some of the animals used in scientific research. Researchers across Canada are working to create these tools, to usher in a new animal-free era for medical science. PLUS: Harbor seals can 'talk' thanks to their parrot-like brains'Flaming hot' water ice may explain Neptune and Uranus' strange magnetismA thigh bone that could represent the oldest evidence of our human lineageThe ravens of Yellowstone remember where wolves typically kill their prey