A new tool for understanding kelp decline and its impact on BC coastal habitats drew upon historical sketches from the last century to paint a stark picture about the future of our oceans.
19th-Century Naval Charts Help Sketch Future of BC Kelp
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Computer Kidney Could Provide Safer Tests for New Medications
A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of the first computational model of the human kidney.
Balloons More Deadly for Seabirds Than Any Other Kind of Plastic
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Black and Hispanic Americans Bear a Disproportionate Burden from Air Pollution
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UW Researcher Connects Dots Among Ocean Dynamics, Drought and Forests
In a time of drastic change, humans look for predictability.
