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The hidden world of fungi
As fungi bloom into the mainstream, a research station hidden in the B.C. Rainforest aims to uncover some of the mysteries of mushrooms
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Racing for Survival: Ontario’s blue racer
One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake
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Lessons in interconnectivity: Ottawa River mussels
Jill Heinerth explores what can we learn from the lifecycle of freshwater mussels
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Protecting Canada’s hidden “meadows of the sea”
Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
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Building connections in the Canadian High Arctic
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
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Q&A: Meet Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
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Canada appoints Chief Science Advisor
Dr. Mona Nemer, formerly of the University of Ottawa, steps into the highly-anticipated role
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Policy reforms needed to protect science from political interference, study says
Recent challenges to evidence-based policy in Canada and the United States highlight a need for more transparency and advocacy for government scientists, study authors say
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Science Minister Kirsty Duncan to make first official visit to the Canadian High Arctic
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
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Microplastics are turning up in Arctic ice
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Archeologists uncover new history in Waterton Lakes National Park after 2017 wildfire
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To effectively protect wilderness, Canada must get strategic, researchers say
As time runs out for Canada to meet its 2020 conservation targets, a new study aims to help governments and the public identify priority areas for protection
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Can you hear me now? Prairie songbirds change their tune to cope with human noise
Study finds birds near noisy sites are stressed out and struggling to adapt
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Tiny shrimp may be stirring up the oceans
New research suggests that swarms of migrating crustaceans have a big impact on ocean mixing
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One in eight bird species is at risk of extinction: report
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
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Dozens of Canadian fish stocks in critical condition: report
Advocacy group says action plans are urgently needed for the recovery of 26 dangerously depleted fish populations
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Glaciers in the Canadian High Arctic are melting at an unprecedented rate
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
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Climate change is transforming Canada’s mountains
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
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Study finds marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
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Featured Fellow: Meric Gertler
The University of Toronto president is a world leader in urban theory and the geography of innovation, creativity and culture in city centres
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What spiders can teach us about ecology
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
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Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
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New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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Canadian neuroscientist to embark on Antarctic leadership expedition
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
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Oldest water in the world discovered in Canada
Two-billion-year-old water held deep in Earth's crust could hold clues to life on other planets
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A bear in the henhouse
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
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Climate change study cancelled due to climate change
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
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Study shows Antarctic Peninsula is greening at an unprecedented rate
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
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Hibernation habits of Ontario toad hold climate change clues
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
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Infographic: How endangered whales’ songs could be key to their protection
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
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Researchers pinpoint monarch butterfly birthplaces to help conserve species
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries
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Five fascinating specimens from the Canadian Museum of Nature’s vast collection
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
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University of Alberta researcher developing simpler way to test water quality
Michael Serpe's fieldwork is based in rural India, but he says Canadian First Nations communities could benefit from realtime water quality data as well
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