A new report by climate and assessment experts has developed a set of tests that could help determine whether federal projects support Canada’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
New report sets climate tests for project assessments
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‘Superbug Gene’ Found in One of the Most Remote Places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last ‘pristine’ places on earth, a new study has shown.
Do Chemicals Make You Fat?
January 2019 saw the launch of the EU research project EDCMET, in which scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) are also involved.
Drier Mountains Pose a Double Whammy for Cold-Adapted Amphibians, Says SFU Study
A species of frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest faces a 50 per cent increase in the probability of extinction by the 2080s due to climate change, according to a new study published by SFU researchers in the Ecological Society of America.
Space Technology Predicts Droughts Several Months in Advance
Scientists from ANU have used new space technology to predict droughts and increased bushfire risk up to five months in advance.
The Growing Role of Precision and Personalized Medicine for Cancer Treatment
In a paper published in the September/December 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Rutgers University Department of Biomedicine Engineering have published a review paper on the transformative potential of precision and personalized medicine (PPM) for cancer treatment.
