Elwin Bay is carved into a steep, flat-topped mountain range along the northeast coast of Somerset Island in Canada’s High Arctic.
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Searching for Tiny Clues to Changing Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard crew gently guides a pair of ultra-fine meshed nets, to the deck of the Healy, where they land with a slight thud.
Two Studies Reveal Benefits of Mindfulness for Middle School Students
Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness — the practice of focusing one’s awareness on the present moment — can enhance academic performance and mental health in middle schoolers.
4 Hurricanes in 6 Weeks? It Happened to One State in 2004
Florida, officially known as the “Sunshine State,” was dubbed the “Plywood State” by media after it was battered by four hurricanes in only six weeks during the 2004 hurricane season
Wild Ground-Nesting Bees Might Be Exposed to Lethal Levels of Neonics in Soil, U of G Study Reveals
In a first-ever study investigating the risk of neonicotinoid insecticides to ground-nesting bees, University of Guelph researchers have discovered at least one species is being exposed to lethal levels of the chemicals in the soil.
U Of A Researchers Find Elusive Protein That Could Be Key to Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases
Researchers at the University of Alberta have found an important protein in the cells of a deadly infectious parasite, opening the door to less harmful treatment for millions of people suffering from diseases like sleeping sickness in Africa and Chagas disease in South America.