Move over Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam – it turns out the earliest animal to predict the coming of spring in North America was not a groundhog, but a bear.
Canada’s First Groundhog Was A Bear
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Researchers Uncover Migratory Schedule of Swallows in New Study
Each year, migratory birds journey from their breeding grounds to their wintering grounds, making pit stops along the way.
Earth’s Continental Nurseries Discovered Beneath Mountains
In his free time last summer, Rice University geoscientist Ming Tang made a habit of comparing the niobium content in various rocks in a global minerals database.
Biologists Find Answers To Pollination Mystery Blowing In The Wind
New research by scientists at the University of Toronto offers novel insights into why and how dozens of flowering plant species evolved from being pollinated by insects to being pollinated by wind.
Food Shocks Becoming More Frequent Due to Extreme Weather, Conflict
“Food shocks” — sudden disruptions of food production — have become more frequent over the last half-century, driven by an increase in extreme weather events and geopolitical instability, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability.
Water Quality Research First Project In State-Of-The-Art Metabolism Barn And Labs
The first scientific study in the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Metabolism Barn at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence will identify how different levels of sulphates in water affect beef cattle.
