Tracking forest fires from space

Published: 21 November 2019

Student researcher pieces together satellite data to help communities monitor wildfires...

Pourquoi certains feuillus conservent leurs feuilles en hiver ?

Published: 30 January 2020

Ils détonnent du reste du paysage hivernal : ces arbres, contrairement aux autres, gardent leurs feuilles même après leur mort. Ce phénomène, appelé marcescence, est observable chez certaines...

Indigenous Peoples around the globe are disproportionately affected by pollution

Published: 1 June 2020

Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a...

Professor Salavati appointed the next Director of the Institute of Parasitology

Published: 29 June 2020

Professor Reza Salavati has been appointed Director of the Institute of Parasitology for a 5-year term starting July 1, 2020. Professor Salavati is an Associate Professor at the Institute of...

COVID-19 Q&A: How has the pandemic impacted the environment?

Published: 28 August 2020

While the world has been locked down for much of the spring and summer, airplanes have been grounded, fishing fleets have sat mostly idle and cars have stayed parked in their driveway as people...

SPF provides seed money for fully autonomous, year-round vegetable production system

Published: 9 October 2019

Autonomous Controlled-Environment Chamber is "a growth system with minimal input and maximum crop yield" When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.

Life could exist on Mars today, very close to the surface

Published: 14 November 2019

Scientists tackle the question of what kinds of life might reside now on the Red Planet, and how we might find it....

The American kestrel is in free fall, and no one knows why

Published: 10 January 2020

Once prevalent in Montreal, the littlest falcon's downfall is a bellwether for hard times. “The story of the kestrel is happening to other bird species.”...

COVID-19 Q&A: Jennifer Ronholm on staying safe while shopping for groceries

Published: 6 May 2020

Can food transmit COVID-19? Should we wear masks and gloves while shopping? Should we wipe down groceries? Cash or credit? These questions and more are answered by expert....

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