Graduate student Dina Rogers won the prestigious Falling Walls global competition in Berlin, Germany last week for her pitch on using biology to tackle the problem of global plastic pollution. Read our Q&A with this researcher on the rise.

Canada’s more than 13,000 beekeepers are a critical untapped resource of citizen scientists. By analyzing honey sample compositions, researchers can monitor contaminants in the air and soil that are collected when honeybees forage for nectar, pollen and water from nearby flowers.

The psychologists and co‑directors at Å·±¦ÌåÓý's Centre for Psychological Health share their personal journeys and research interests in the latest episode of Sciographies.

The fellowship recognizes the computer scientist's groundbreaking work in personalized and adaptive digital interventions powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning and is accompanied by a research grant of $250,000 over the next two years.

Dina Rogers takes centre stage in Berlin this week along with close to 100 competitors from around the globe presenting their research-based ideas to improve the world to an audience of international thought leaders and Nobel Prize Laureates.