How is climate change affecting the soils of the Arctic? This question has preoccupied climate researchers for the past several years.
The Signs of Change
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Mosquito Known to Transmit Malaria Has Been Detected in Ethiopia for the First Time
A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the discovery has implications for putting more people at risk for malaria in new regions, according to a study led by a Baylor University researcher.
Studying climate change in the Rockies
Since 1985, Canadian glaciers have shrunk 15 per cent, a number that could rise to 100 per cent by the end of the century.
Right Green for Crop, Environment, Wallet
Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. That’s certainly true for nitrogen fertilizers.
Researchers identify domesticated 3,000-year-old quinoa seeds in Ontario
A mass of charred seeds found while clearing a home construction site in Brantford, Ont. has been identified as ancient, domesticated goosefoot, a form of quinoa native to eastern North America.
Team develops 'super sponge' for oil spill cleanup
They call it “magnetic boron nitride (MBN)” but what a team of engineering researchers at the University of Calgary has developed, to put it simply, is a super sponge for soaking up aquatic oil spills.
