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It may help keep your car on the road in the winter, but research from the University of Toronto suggests that road salt is creating problems for wildlife.

As threats to plant and animal species across Canada continue to escalate, a new study, led by University of Lethbridge plant ecologist Dr. Jenny McCune, has provided a baseline look at how sources of pollution overlap the known ranges of nearly 500 at-risk species.

Researchers at the University of Toronto and Arizona State University have developed the first direct gene-circuit-to-electrode interface by combining cell-free synthetic biology with state-of-the-art nanostructured electrodes.  

A tiny termite might see an elephant’s foot as its biggest threat. 

Albertans need to start seeing biodiversity as a local priority, University of Alberta researchers say.