础听, written by a team which includes Professor聽Elena Bennett聽in 91社区鈥檚 Department of Natural Resource Sciences, explores the challenges of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch defined by humans' colossal impact on the environment. To counteract this widescale destruction, the researchers propose that imagination is a hopeful yet complicated tool for creating a positive environmental future.聽
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Published on: 4 Oct 2023
This was the worst year for Canadian wildfires on record and though fire season is not yet over, we can already start to see and look at some of the impact of fires on our ecosystems across the country. One population particularly affected by the fires this summer is birds.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2023
As cases聽creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a聽better understanding of its incidence across the country.
Alveolar echinococcosis聽(AE) is聽an infection caused by the parasite聽Echinococcus multilocularis, which is carried by coyotes, dogs and foxes. The tapeworm common in Europe was first detected in wildlife in Western Canada in 2012; one year later, the first human case of AE was found in a woman in rural Alberta.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2023
On September 7,聽thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.
Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:
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Published on: 20 Sep 2023
Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.
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Published on: 30 Aug 2023
Sollio Agriculture has partnered with 91社区 to test the benefits of PurYield, a new coated fertilizer which enhances nutrient uptake by plants. Researchers will compare it to commonly used uncoated urea fertilizer to assess its impact on corn grain growth, yield, and quality, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Previous trials showed a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The new study aims to validate these environmental benefits over five years, with funding from Sollio and a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. 聽
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Published on: 26 Jul 2023
The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot.
Hypotheses about the decline abound.聽In a newly published special issue on kestrels in The Journal of Raptor Research, Dr. Smallwood and David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at 91社区 in Montreal, list seven possible factors for kestrel declines that they argue merit more research, in no particular order.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2023
Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution 鈥� from the Earth鈥檚 deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?
Published on: 18 May 2023
A team led by two recent 91社区 bioengineering graduates, Alexander Becker and Cynthia Hitti, has made it through to the final phase of the with their system for rearing crickets as a food source for long-haul space voyages.
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Published on: 3 May 2023
Research published in Ecology took a closer look into the candy-striped spider鈥檚 diet and behaviour and found that these spiders use a variety of tactics to take down prey much larger than themselves, including sleeping bees and wasps.
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Published on: 27 Apr 2023
Genome Canada has invested nearly $8 million in two 91社区 projects as part of a total national investment of $18.1 million in genomics-based research. Through public-private partnerships, these investments will help accelerate the commercialization of genomics and increase its real-world applications.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2023
Scientists are studying the diets of the oceans鈥� top predators as they change in response to their environments. This is because how much and what they eat can affect how ecosystems function.
And while researchers know that killer whales, also known as orcas, are the oceans鈥� apex predators, our understanding of their diet 鈥� particularly the quantity of each species they consume 鈥� remains incomplete. This is especially true for remote populations that cannot be observed year-round.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2023
The 91社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 91社区 researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:
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Published on: 3 Apr 2023
Three of the ten studies honoured by the award-winning science magazine have c
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Published on: 25 Jan 2023
During the UN biodiversity summit known as COP15, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue was one of 14 cities in Canada, and the only place in Quebec, to be named a "Bird Friendly City." Nature Canada developed this
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Published on: 9 Jan 2023
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