Biology

The missing link

Oct 14 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Julie Andersen

Our oceans' super-predators are disappearing - here's why

Common starling/Pierre-Selim CC BY-SA 2.0

Antidepressants are changing animals’ behaviour – and we’re using technology to find out how

Aug 10 2018 | IN Technology | BY Alex Ford

Antidepressants are being increasingly found to influence animal behaviour. Now, technology is helping researchers understand just how deep those impacts are.

Pigeons perch on a window ledge. (Jan Mehlich. 2006.) CC BY-SA 3

Where are all the dead pigeons?

Jul 03 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Steve Portugal

Fewer animals are as at-home in cities as the rock pigeon. Yet while they live among humans worldwide by the tens of millions, where do they go when they die?

Loch Ness expert Adrian Shine helping sample eDNA. Kieran Hennigan. CC BY-SA.

Monster hunt: using environmental DNA to survey life in Loch Ness

Jun 27 2018 | IN Technology | BY Neil Gemmell

Environmental DNA gained prominence helping researchers trace invasive species. Today, it's finding new life helping scientists detect legendary monsters.

Turtle Island Solidarity Journey – Spring Social with the Pointe-au Chien

May 03 2018 | IN Turtle Island Solidarity Journey 2018 | BY Stephen Svenson

A time of feasting and friendship with the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe.

The Greenbelt is Growing

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Leah Gerber

We all have something to celebrate!

Attack of the Killer Algae

Nov 2017 | IN 43.2 Food and Resilience | BY Andrew Reeves

Full article available online

How fertilizer is feeding the beast.

The Tree Whisperer

Nov 2017 | IN 43.2 Food and Resilience | BY Leah Gerber

Full article available online

A\J talks to world renowned author, medical chemist, botanist - and now filmmaker - Diana Beresford-Kroeger

Can’t Buy Me Bugs: A New Age of Negotiation

Nov 22 2017 | IN Scientists | BY David Waltner-Toews

David Waltner Toews reimagines humanity’s relationship with insects, from eating them, to working with them for pest control, and even playing them rock music…

Crashing Great Lakes Governance

Nov 01 2017 | IN Water | BY Paul Baines

It's time to work together to protect our lakes.

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