In a summer characterized by toxic algae blooms and high levels of E. coli at Hamilton beaches, a McMaster engineering professor is a co-editor of a hopeful report that shows the economic and community benefits of addressing water pollution around the Great Lakes.
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Extracting Clean Fuel from Sunlight
Securing enough energy to meet human needs is one of the greatest challenges society has ever faced.
Undercover Evolution
Providing a glimpse the hidden workings of evolution, a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that embryos that appear the same can start out with surprisingly different instructions.
Europe Is Warming Faster Than Even Climate Models Projected
Climate change is raising temperatures in Europe even faster than climate models projected, according to new research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Corals Take Control of Nitrogen Recycling
Corals are shown to recycle their own waste ammonium using a surprising source of glucose—a finding that reveals more about the relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae.
Pesticides Linked to Deaths of Millions of Bees in Brazil
More than 500 million bees were found dead by beekeepers in Brazil over a three-month period earlier this year.