The most ambitious research expedition ever to target the central Arctic got underway as the German icebreaker RV Polarstern pulled out of Tromso on September 20.
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Leaving More Deadwood in Forests Enhances Biodiversity
Increasing the amounts of deadwood in protected forests would help conserve biodiversity, according to a new University of Alberta review.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Finds Cyclone Hikaa at Oman’s Coast
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Arabian Sea in the Northern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a view of Cyclone Hikaa’s structure.
Adjacent Possible
A visit to Eastern Edge Gallery in downtown St. John’s recently may have had people confused about whether or not they were in an art gallery or a computer science lab.
Model Helps Choose Wind Farm Locations, Predicts Output
The wind is always blowing somewhere, but deciding where to locate a wind farm is a bit more complicated than holding up a wet finger.
Researcher Part of Climate Change Report Released at UN Climate Action Summit
Dr. Thierry Chopin, a professor of marine biology at UNB, is one of 19 international researchers and policy analysts who prepared a groundbreaking report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.