Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you had to worry about a spiderweb – and the spider – being catapulted at you?
Flies and Mosquitoes Beware, Here Comes the Slingshot Spider
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Aviation is Responsible for 3.5 Percent of Climate Change
New research that provides the most comprehensive calculations of aviation’s impact on the climate finds that global air travel and transport is responsible for 3.5 percent of all drivers of climate change from human activities.
Researchers Develop Essential Roadmap to Drive Down B.C. Vehicle Emissions
Ground transportation is responsible for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally—and account for about 40 percent of emissions in British Columbia.
Research Targets Horn Fly Scourge Variables
Two cows. Same University of Wyoming McGuire Ranch pasture northeast of Laramie near Sybille Canyon.
Researchers Detect Flawed Statistics in Wolf-Caribou Study
A new study overturns the conclusions of an enormously influential paper in 2019 that examined various management actions to slow the decline of endangered mountain caribou herds from BC and Alberta.
Innovate BC Funds SFU Research to Develop Safer, Organic Pesticides
SFU researchers have recently received $300,000 in funding from Innovate BC’s Ignite Program to develop technology that allows farmers to grow more food with less pesticides.
