Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels
Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo engineers natural...
Widespread permafrost degradation seen in high Arctic terrain
Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada’s high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures. A McGill-led study published recently...
Researchers gain key insight into solar material’s soaring efficiency
The rows of blue solar panels that dot landscapes and rooftops are typically made out of crystalline silicon, the workhorse semiconductor found in virtually...
Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives
Producing cement takes a big toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to this...
Algal blooms in Lake Erie’s central basin could produce neurotoxins
Harmful algal blooms pose a unique toxic threat in Lake Erie’s central basin, new research has found. Not only do blooms routinely occur in this...
Species may disappear faster than anticipated, according to new data models
Accurately predicting whether, and when, a species may go extinct has never been more critical. The United Nations recently reported that one million species...
24% of West Antarctic ice is now unstable
By combining 25 years of European Space Agency satellite altimeter measurements and a model of the regional climate, the UK Centre for Polar Observation...
As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too
There has been a lot of buzz about honeybees' failing health because they pollinate our produce. Less well known is how critical bumblebees are...
It’s not just fish, plastic pollution harms the bacteria that help us breathe
Ten percent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the ocean. Now laboratory tests have shown that these...
New material to harness solar power could transform energy
The most affordable, efficient way to harness the cleanest, most abundant renewable energy source in the world is one step closer to reality. The University...
