Catherine Zhu

Catherine Zhu is a writer and associate producer for CBC Radio. Her reporting interests include science, arts and culture and social justice. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. You can reach her at catherine.zhu@cbc.ca.

Latest from Catherine Zhu

These best friends have sent each other the same birthday card for over 80 years

Pat DeReamer and Mary Wheaton-Kroger exchange the same card every year to celebrate each other's birthday — a tradition they've kept for the past 81 years.

Food scientists concoct delectable foie gras without force-feeding

Food physicist Thomas Vilgis says he may have cracked the code on how to make foie gras in a more ethical way.
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Top scientists pen letter calling for end to 'assault on U.S. science'

Nearly 2, 000 doctors, researchers, and scientists have signed an open letter urging Americans to stop the erosion of scientific funding and integrity.
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Why this young activist is risking his freedom to speak out against Turkey's president

Youth activist Enes Hocaoğulları is preparing for the possibility of arrest upon his return to Turkey, following his speech about the anti-government protests at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg, France.

It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement

Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us groundbreaking insights into our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Trump passport policy a 'fundamental rejection of my identity,' says transgender plaintiff

After applying for a new passport in January, Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender man from West Virginia, has yet to receive it and is now suing the Trump administration over its discriminatory policy.

Over 2,000 Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada

A Scottish archivist embarked on a decades-long quest to figure out who stole thousands of historical letters, with the trail leading him to Canada.

Former Afghan women's soccer captain fights for team's chance to compete in World Cup

The founder and former captain of Afghanistan’s women's soccer team says it's past time FIFA let them back on the pitch.

Rare sighting of a 'sharktopus' leaves onlookers stunned and puzzled

Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on a shark.

Sea ice is disappearing in the North. This is how Inuit are responding

The planet is warming, and the ice on the north coast of Labrador is shrinking. Inuit elders and researchers tell us how ice is connected to Inuit ways of living, what’s at risk for their people and future generations if it all disappears, and how they’re combatting the climate crisis.