2022

Financial stress among North Americans highest since 2008: Western-led study

December 21, 2022
Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab survey shows stress is being felt regardless of age, gender or wealth. Sixty per cent of employed North ...

Endnotes 2022: Els Peeters and Jan Cami dive into deep space with James Webb

December 21, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most spectacular images of deep space ever – and the imagination of millions around ...

Audio: Financial Stress Ceridian Study Recap with Matt Davison

December 13, 2022
The Morning Show with Devon Peacock on AM980 interviewed Science dean and director of the Financial Wellness Lab of Canada Matt Davison about a ...

Audio: AI's chat bots and their place in academia

December 13, 2022
Western’s chief digital officer and Computer Science professor Mark Daley joined to discuss the capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and ...

Audio: Hawaii's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

December 13, 2022
Earth Sciences postdoctoral research associate Cindy Mora Stock joined the John Oakley Show to discuss the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii ...

Postdoctoral scholars named Banting Fellows

November 28, 2022
From polymers to bird physiology, research by two new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients at Western covers exciting new ground. The ...

Meteorite that hit U.K. driveway contains extraterrestrial water

November 21, 2022
A meteorite that crashed onto a U.K. driveway early last year has been found to contain extraterrestrial water. Known as the Winchcombe meteorite ...

Two bright fireballs blazed over southern Ontario in one day

November 21, 2022
Residents of southern Ontario were wow'd this weekend as not one, but two extremely bright meteor fireballs blazed across the sky less than a ...

Astronomers Saw This Spectacular Fireball Coming Before It Lit Up the Great Lakes

November 21, 2022
For just the sixth time in history, astronomers managed to spot a small asteroid shortly before it smacked into our planet in dramatic fashion. On ...

Bright fireball may have dropped meteorites in Niagara region

November 21, 2022
A cosmic drama unfolded over southern Ontario on the night of Friday, Nov. 18, triggering an international collaboration and a meteorite hunt. ...

Can’t go to the moon? This crater in Canada is the next best thing.

November 17, 2022
The Mistastin crater on Earth holds large quantities of the bright white rock on the majority of the moon’s surface. “This crater in ...

Amanda Roe explains why the spotted lanternfly poses a threat to agriculture in Southwestern Ontario

November 17, 2022
Researchers are worried about the spotter and spotted lantern fly which has been seen near the country's border a London based researcher has ...

Are London's trees under stress this fall? How you can tell

October 24, 2022
Out for a hike in the woods to decompress this weekend? Take a moment to consider the health of the trees in the Forest City. Biologists at ...

Fireballs from the Taurid Meteor Swarm may streak across our night skies

October 24, 2022
We may see a dramatic uptick in the number of fireballs flashing through the night sky over the next few weeks, thanks to the Taurid meteor swarm. ...

First combined PhD graduate uses the power of AI to bring care to those at risk

October 21, 2022
Combining the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning with epidemiology, Jaky Kueper has taken everyday data captured by ...

Canadian climate tech built with Western expertise to be part of joint mission with NASA

October 21, 2022
Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity and the dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere is ever-changing. A new pan-Canadian ...

Snow can spread and worsen the effects of pollutants in the environment

October 17, 2022
In the winter, snow becomes a superabsorbent for a wide range of pollutants, including vehicular exhaust particulate matters, persistent organic ...

PhD candidate turns to soil to better understand how boreal forests store carbon

October 13, 2022
Canada’s boreal forests are known to help moderate the effects of climate change, absorbing and storing much more carbon dioxide from the ...

Scientists invent new material to improve drug delivery to patients

October 06, 2022
Western scientists have developed a new material that could eventually improve the way drugs are administered to patients, by allowing doctors to ...

Fireball from Solar System’s edge isn’t what astronomers expected

October 05, 2022
Just before dawn on 22 February 2021, a fireball lit up the skies across Canada’s Alberta province when a 2-kilogram space rock vaporized as ...

Internship Experience A “Lottery Win” for Environmental Science Student

September 23, 2022
Winning the internship lottery. That’s how fourth year environmental science student Katrina Wynne describes her placement at Hydro One.

Western scientists attract $1.7M to tackle global challenges

September 22, 2022
Seven Western researchers have been awarded a total of $1.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to tackle national and global ...

Bryan Neff appointed acting vice-president (research)

September 22, 2022
Bryan Neff, associate vice-president (research), has been appointed acting vice-president (research) effective Oct. 1, 2022, for a period of up to ...

Chemistry Grad Amy Gottschling recipient of inaugural Western Science Alumni Award of Achievement

September 21, 2022
Western Science’s inaugural recipient of its Alumni Award of Achievement is chemistry’s Amy Gottschling, PhD ’04, BSc ’99. ...

Astronomers trace fireball in Earth's skies to space rock that made it

September 21, 2022
In an effort to learn more about potentially hazardous asteroids, astronomers have used telescopic surveys to find an image of a space rock that ...

Avian flu suspected in deaths of 3 swans in Stratford, Ont.

September 21, 2022
Stratford, Ont., officials believe H5N1 avian influenza is behind the recent deaths of three of its dearest mute swans. Quin Malott, the ...

Financial Stress Rains Down on Working Canadians

September 21, 2022
Throughout the pandemic, many of those who remained employed were able to save more and spend less, a result of pandemic-related lockdowns and the ...

The Godwit’s 7,000-Mile Journey: A Migration That Breaks Records

September 20, 2022
Researchers marvel at the bird’s record-holding migratory flight of 7,000 or so miles from Alaska to New Zealand at this time of year. No ...

Summer Internship Ignites Passion for Electrochemistry Research

September 15, 2022
A period of struggle and a subsequent breakthrough was the highlight of Emma Lord’s summer research experience. On a small scale, she had ...

Western Academy for Advanced Research officially launches

September 15, 2022
With the launch of the Western Academy for Advanced Research, Western University is charting an ambitious new course to address major issues ...

Major fireball seen over UK was caused by chunk of space rock

September 15, 2022
Planetary scientists have been racing to establish the origin of a bright fireball seen over parts of the UK on 14 September – the evidence ...

New Western research demonstrates effects of hotter fall temperatures on insects

September 14, 2022
Climate change has wreaked havoc with many species’ life cycles and now a pair of Western students is shedding light on how it’s ...

Royal Society of Canada celebrates Western scholars

September 13, 2022
Kim Baines is an internationally recognized scholar in the fundamental chemistry of low valent, highly reactive main group compounds. She ...

Mars rover and drone prototypes brave strong Iceland winds in analog test

September 13, 2022
Mars drone and rover prototypes undergoing testing in Iceland this summer had to endure a gusty environment somewhat akin to the fictional storm ...

Newly released image from James Webb telescope reveals Orion Nebula in 'amazing detail'

September 13, 2022
More than 1,300 light-years from Earth lies a stunning area of dust and gas called the Orion Nebula. On Monday, a team of astronomers from around ...

'Unexpected' space traveller defies theories about origin of Solar System

September 13, 2022
Researchers from Western have shown that a fireball that originated at the edge of the Solar System was likely made of rock, not ice, challenging ...

Western researchers among first to capture James Webb Space Telescope images

September 12, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, a ...

How Animals Survive in a Savanna Full of Predators

September 07, 2022
Many South African ungulates, or hooved animals, have different fear-induced responses depending on what predator is nearby. That’s the key ...

Six incoming students to earn prestigious scholarship

August 29, 2022
Learn about our 2022 Western Schulich Leaders in science: Eric Hout, Holly Morton and Marianna Speranza.

Mushrooms serve as ‘main character’ in most ecosystems

August 25, 2022
A team of Western mycologists (fungi experts) spent the past two summers digging deep in Newfoundland dirt to investigate the might of mushrooms ...

International collaboration advances drones as next big step in planetary exploration

August 25, 2022
Earth sciences professor Catherine Neish led a team of Western students to Iceland for two weeks this summer (July 10 to August 10) to collaborate ...

An 'incredible site': City resumes plans to redevelop Byron gravel pits

August 22, 2022
Nature trails, park land, how about an event venue? They’re all among the ideas being considered for the future of the Byron gravel pits in ...

Building integrated climate models to improve future projections

August 19, 2022
Natasha MacBean is working to improve climate models and has joined Western University as an Assistant Professor, cross-appointed in the ...

Field station garden provides ‘safe haven’ for pollinators

August 12, 2022
What germinated as an idea last fall is now in full bloom at the Environmental Sciences Western Field Station. Field station manager Grant ...

What’s Ontario’s favourite animal? The case for the little brown bat

August 09, 2022
Alberta has the bighorn sheep. Manitoba has the plains bison. Yukon has the raven. So what’s Ontario’s official animal? We don’t ...

Western student’s education advocacy work goes global

August 09, 2022
Nineteen-year-old medical science student Kenisha Arora has always loved giving back to her community and advocating for education around the ...

Mushrooms are in season in London, here's what you need to know

August 09, 2022
You might start noticing tiny white and brown mushrooms popping up in your lawn. The scorching weather has made it hard for mushrooms to grow, but ...

Local challenges for monarch butterflies

July 28, 2022
Western biology professor Jeremy McNeil speaks with CTV's Carlyle Fiset about the endangered status of monarch butterflies and the local ...

Long line-ups have defined life since the pandemic began. Research shows we can minimize frustrations easily

July 23, 2022
Line ups have defined so much of life since the start of the pandemic – line ups for grocery stores, for vaccines and now for travelers at ...

Western appoints first-ever chief digital officer

July 22, 2022
Mark Daley has been appointed Western’s first-ever chief digital officer, a new role designed to lead the university’s digital ...

Western research team takes part in asteroid-mining study

July 21, 2022
By the time Cailyn McKay was in her senior year in high school and most of her friends were looking at post-secondary schools, she still had no ...

Calling all tech workers: New ranking puts London among top emerging markets

July 20, 2022
The growth of tech businesses and talent here has earned London a place in the Top 10 on a list of small markets that are becoming established, ...

Hibernating insects regrow muscles on demand: study

July 19, 2022
Even as gas prices soar, most people don’t destroy their car’s engine just to save energy – and that’s one luxury certain ...

As Webb begins observing exoplanets, scientists use Spitzer data & brown dwarfs to reveal how silicate clouds form

July 18, 2022
In a new study from a group of researchers in Canada, data from NASA’s now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope was used to determine the ...

Tom Haffie receives President’s Medal for Distinguished Service

July 14, 2022
Each fall, biology lecturer Tom Haffie refined his teaching to best connect with more than 1,000 new undergraduates in engaging, innovative ways. ...

James Webb Telescope’s first ‘stunning’ science image revealed

July 12, 2022
The most powerful telescope ever built made a stunning debut with the release of its first science image, an intricately detailed deep-space image ...

Clouds on these planets are made up of sand

July 11, 2022
A study of archival data generated over the years by the now retired Spitzer telescope reveals a common trait among exotic clouds. Beyond Earth, ...

Western Space team uses NASA data to decipher clouds of sand on distant planets

July 07, 2022
A new study led by researchers at Western University provides critical information on sand clouds observed in distant planets and helps affirm a ...

Western professor applies research principles to his fishing passion

July 05, 2022
Mark Biesinger landed his first fish when he was four years old and out on Ontario’s Matawa River with his dad and brother. Now director of ...

Earth sciences tour rocks the world of young geology enthusiasts

June 29, 2022
The excitement for the geological collection in Western’s Earth sciences department could not be contained by fifth graders and geology ...

Eighteen Western Science Researchers Successful in Obtaining an NSERC Discovery Grant

June 23, 2022
Announced on June 23, 2022, 16 Western Science researchers received an NSERC Discovery Grant and two received a Subatomic Physics Discovery Grant, ...

Triple-threat law grad to advocate for marginalized communities

June 17, 2022
For someone who chose to study law “almost on a whim,” Rahul Sapra is excelling. It started with a conversation he overheard on campus ...

Expert explainer: What is avian flu and why is it such a concern this year?

June 15, 2022
Avian flu has been ravaging the poultry industry in North America. But it is also killing species of wild birds in ever-increasing numbers. ...

Science grad and rugby player makes pitch for other student-athletes

June 13, 2022
By the time Cailyn McKay was in her senior year in high school and most of her friends were looking at post-secondary schools, she still had no ...

Western-led international corrosion training program nets $1.65M NSERC grant

June 09, 2022
Western is leading a national plan, with international impact, to train a new generation of corrosion scientists through redesigned – and ...

Was there a tau Herculids meteor storm Monday night? The science weighs in

May 31, 2022
As of now, on the morning after the event, it appears as though there was no meteor storm on Monday night. Observers on social media reported ...

Watch: Save the Bees Initiative

May 31, 2022
Volunteers planted more than 1300 species of plants to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects to a new pollinator garden on ...

Are we in for a spectacular meteor shower? Astronomers aren't sure, but suggest looking up tonight

May 30, 2022
Astronomers are waiting to see if a normally quiet meteor shower puts on a show Monday night. There's a potential outburst from the tau ...

Bags or bins: When it comes to recycling, the answer is complicated

May 26, 2022
It seemed like a straightforward question to biology professor Paul Mensink: Are plastic bags that hold curbside recyclables better or worse for ...

The beauty of bugs and biodiversity on display at Western's McIntosh Gallery

May 24, 2022
If bugs could carry protest signs, what would they say? A new exhibit at Western University's McIntosh Gallery is exploring the idea by ...

Curious Chat - CHED Mid Morning

May 13, 2022
The James Webb Telescope has produced new images. Els Peeters, an astronomer among the first to use the telescope, shares what she has discovered.

Elgin data breach 'devastating' for victims at risk of identity theft: Experts

May 13, 2022
The theft of personal data from Elgin County may prove “devastating” to those affected, say technology analysts, who also question the ...

When you look into the abyss

May 10, 2022
Space Telescope Images - When you look into the abyss, the abyss looks...pretty amazing. The James Webb Space Telescope has sent back its first ...

McIntosh exhibit buzzes with colourful fusion of art, science

May 05, 2022
It’s been said that Earth without art is just, “Eh.” And that our world, without insects, would fall apart. In the current ...

Western’s research internship opens career opportunity for math grad

May 04, 2022
Every door you open in your undergraduate degree can shape your future. This is what Daniel Carranza, BSc’21, discovered during his time at ...

Fireball! Scientists advise meteorites may be scattered across southern Ontario

April 25, 2022
On Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in the Canadian province recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hundreds of grams of ...

It's official! This is the hottest rock ever recorded on Earth

April 22, 2022
In 2011, then-Ph.D. student Michael Zanetti was working on a Canadian Space Agency-funded project in Newfoundland and Labrador's Mistasten ...

Science grad makes his move toward grandmaster title

April 22, 2022
Shiyam Thavandiran, BSc’15, MSc’16 (Mathematics), was seven years old when he came upon his mother and older brother playing chess. He ...

Western biologists crowdsource biodiversity data

April 21, 2022
The next time you find yourself walking across campus, take a moment to stop or slow down and observe the many living things that call ...

Canadians may be able to see four planets this weekend, no telescope needed. Here’s how

April 21, 2022
Early risers this weekend may be treated to a spectacle in the sky — the alignment of four planets and the moon, all visible to the naked ...

'Fireball' spotted over Lake Simcoe Sunday night

April 20, 2022
Meteorite hunters won’t have a field day in the Orillia area, but people may have seen something streaking through the air on the weekend. ...

Collaboration helping save planet from plastic pollution

April 20, 2022
When she was a kid, Patricia Corcoran would examine interesting little stones that lined the gravel road near her home. “I always wanted to ...

'Fireball' in sky over Lake Simcoe area was a meteorite, Western University says

April 20, 2022
Western University’s physics and astronomy department has confirmed a bright fireball observed by a network of more than a dozen all-sky ...

Bright fireball over Ontario likely left several small meteorites on the ground

April 20, 2022
April 20 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers said an unusually bright fireball that lit up the night sky over Ontario likely left numerous meteorite ...

Scientists Have Confirmed The Hottest Rock Ever Recorded On Earth

April 20, 2022
We are well aware of the fact that the Earth’s crust is exceptionally hot. However, it is obvious that the rocks and all the constituents ...

After a bright fireball, meteorites may have hit the ground east of Lake Simcoe

April 19, 2022
This may sound like a science fiction movie pitch, but it's true: tiny visitors from outer space may have crash-landed in Central Ontario on ...

Bright Fireball Likely Littered Lakeside Region With Meteorites

April 19, 2022
The Sunday night sky over Ontario was lit up by literal fire in the sky, which probably then dropped actual space rocks on the ground. The cause ...

Meteorite fragments likely near east shore of Lake Simcoe after shooting star seen Sunday

April 19, 2022
Western University’s physics and astronomy department runs an all-sky camera network that monitors the sky for meteors. On Sunday, the ...

Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever

April 19, 2022
It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot. The rock, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was ...

The hottest ROCK on Earth is confirmed

April 19, 2022
The hottest rock ever recorded on Earth has been confirmed to have originated from a huge meteorite impact some 36 million years ago. Scientists ...

Fireball across Southern Ontario sky of interest to Western researchers

April 19, 2022
Astronomers at Western University believe meteor fragments may have crashed into Earth near the town of Argyle. Around 11:37 p.m. on Sunday, a ...

All-Sky Camera Network Captures Fireball Moving at an Unusual Speed

April 19, 2022
Usually, when a fireball is spotted, most people tend to make various unproven conclusions. But, for experts, fireballs (meteorites) are essential ...

Western’s all-sky cameras capture bright fireball event

April 18, 2022
A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Analysis of the video ...

Western University’s all-sky camera network captures large fireball near Lake Simcoe

April 18, 2022
The region might currently be under a winter weather travel advisory, but late last night, there was a fireball that lit up the sky north of ...

Fireball may have scattered meteorites near Lake Simcoe: Western researcher

April 18, 2022
A fireball that dropped from space Sunday night may have scattered meteorites when it fell near the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe, a Western ...

See the Fireball That Likely Dropped a Bounty of Meteorites on Canada

April 18, 2022
If you ever wanted to find a chunk of meteorite, you've got a better than usual chance if you head to the eastern edge of Lake Simcoe in ...

Western researcher confirms hottest rock on record

April 14, 2022
If there was ever any doubt the 2011 discovery by a post-doctoral student was indeed the hottest rock on Earth, new findings from a Western-led ...

'It's Super Spectacular.' See How the Tonga Volcano Unleashed a Once-in-a-Century Shockwave

April 14, 2022
A new simulation gives a detailed look at a shockwave that circled the planet for days.

You'll want to keep these garden-friendly insects around all season long

April 13, 2022
Gardening season is right around the corner - and people aren't the only ones excited about that. As plants start to spring, all kinds of ...

U.S. Space Force releases data on bright fireballs

April 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Defense has released data on some 1,000 bright fireballs. Scientists are still debating if the data confirm an interstellar ...

Researchers at Western University are finding unique use cases for mini-drones

April 10, 2022
Western purchases drone bases and other parts from private companies and then assembles them from scratch so they can customize automation. ...

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Science Internship Program a Proven Win-Win for Students and Local Company

April 08, 2022
Third year Computer Science students Moneet Tiwana and Connor Haines are just two of the 100 science internships that J.D. Power/Autodata has ...

The Transgenerational Cost of Fear

April 07, 2022
Wolves eat elk. Sharks eat fish. Hawks eat sparrows. For decades, the prevailing scientific understanding has been that predators mainly affect ...

Communication challenges with aphasia can exacerbate caregiving stress

April 06, 2022
Until last week, few people knew the term aphasia. The recent announcement that the actor, Bruce Willis, has stepped back from his acting career, ...

What do Londoners have to say about the Climate Emergency Action Plan?

April 05, 2022
"To me, the most important thing that we need to put the focus on is creating walkable communities. We need to create a London which consists ...

What do Londoners have to say about the Climate Emergency Action Plan?

April 05, 2022
"To me, the most important thing that we need to put the focus on is creating walkable communities. We need to create a London which consists ...

The Canadian Space Agency funds four space exploration investigations

April 04, 2022
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded four researchers grants totalling $493,081 for four space exploration investigations. The investigators and ...

Western University community takes to Thames River for clean-up

April 03, 2022
More than 40 people from the Western University community participated in a clean-up Sunday near the Thames River. The group spent the day picking ...

Traces of giant crocodile discovered at B.C. road cut

April 03, 2022
Long before grizzly bears and mountain lions roamed the wilds of northeastern British Columbia, carnivores that were best avoided in the region ...

This daughter and father founded a company to bury nuclear waste by drilling deep boreholes

April 03, 2022
There is no permanent nuclear waste depository in the United States. Instead, nuclear waste is stored in dry casks at the locations of currently ...

Coming 'face-to-jaw' with the worlds second largest shark, virtually

March 31, 2022
A group of students studying marine biology at Western University took a deep-dive into the ocean today – learning about ocean ecosystems ...

Don't fear the creeper: Learning to live with tiny creatures

March 31, 2022
You can look the other way, but that doesn't change the fact that creatures that buzz, creep, and crawl, are everywhere. Earth is home to ...

Expert Insight: Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles discovered in northern British Columbia

March 31, 2022
Giant crocodiles once roamed northeastern British Columbia. A recently published article in Historical Biology features the first detailed trace ...

Ice volcanoes on Pluto suggest dwarf planet may not be so cold after all

March 30, 2022
Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006, had been shrouded in mystery since its ...

Support for the international research community is crucial, especially during times of war

March 30, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded us all again of the precariousness of peace around the world. The tragic loss of life, the ...

New Western University offering brings machine learning to the bedside

March 25, 2022
Western University is launching its first specialization in machine learning in hopes of fostering a monumental transformation in health care over ...

Western students take on challenge to help solve world’s problems

March 24, 2022
Western students are demonstrating that solving some of the world’s most pressing issues need not just be a responsibility of governments ...

Two bright fireballs flashed over the Prairies, almost exactly one night apart

March 24, 2022
They came from completely different parts of the sky. Still, one night apart — nearly down to the minute — two bright meteor fireballs ...

New Western specialization links AI and health research

March 21, 2022
While artificial intelligence now guides everything from transportation to our music choices, the promise of harnessing data to inform and ...

Pauline Barmby named a Distinguished University Professor

March 17, 2022
Award recognizes careers of excellence in teaching, research, leadership. Astrophysicist Pauline Barmby has brought to Earth an understanding of ...

Neuroscientist partners with law firm for concussion research

March 17, 2022
Andrea Soddu’s imaging software provides neuro insights on patients with acquired brain injury. A bruised leg is relatively easy to diagnose ...

Small asteroid hits Earth just hours after astronomers detect it

March 16, 2022
A space rock that exploded in the atmosphere near Iceland was only the fifth asteroid that has been observed before an impact with Earth. A small ...

Astronomer Spotted An Asteroid Just Hours Before It Impacted Earth

March 15, 2022
For just the fifth time ever, astronomers discovered a new asteroid right before it slammed into Earth’s atmosphere. Astronomer ...

If carbon capture ever gets going in Ontario, where will we put it all?

March 12, 2022
The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes that would open the door to storing carbon dioxide underground in the province, but ...

‘Because of COVID’: Western experts weigh in on two years of pandemic

March 08, 2022
Last summer, we turned to some of Western’s top researchers on viruses, health, medicine, ethics, education, equity and technology for a ...

Ukrainian student shares pride for country, family in midst of war

March 03, 2022
Oleksii Kocheriev longs for peace in his homeland. Oleksii thought his biggest fears in life were behind him – coming to Canada on his own ...

How fear alone can impact birds and lower population growth

February 24, 2022
In a paper just published, Marek Allen and researchers from the University of Western Ontario address this question. They measured the effects of ...

Storing nuclear waste in Finland

February 23, 2022
Onkalo—“cavity” or “pit” in Finnish—will be the world’s first permanent disposal site for high-level ...

Saving birds one sticker at a time

February 21, 2022
Brendon Samuels, a PhD candidate in Biology, has designed and is distributing a new static cling decal to warn property owners that the glass ...

Emerald ash borer survives Winnipeg's extreme winter weather

February 18, 2022
Invasive beetle species will lead to the demise of ash trees in Manitoba, says biology professor Brent Sinclair.