Save the ELA: Fight to keep Experimental Lakes Area continues
On Nov. 27, world-renowned limnologist David Schindler delivered a compelling speech at the University of Manitoba entitled “Contributions of the Experimental Lakes Area [ELA] to…
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Rat Poison Toxic to Birds: Use of blood-thinning agent to be restricted in Canada, U.S.
An article produced by the journal Nature recently took a look at a variety of rodent poisons that ecotoxicologists are increasingly finding present in “non-target”…
Christmas Bird Count 2012: Citizen science event to take place on Dec. 16.
Since the winter of 1900, amateur and experienced birdwatchers alike have participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Ornithologist Frank Chapman started this ambitious…
Man collapses in University Centre – Thursday, November 22, 2012
At approximately 3:00 pm this afternoon an unidentified male collapsed just outside the food court in University Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry…
In defense of theatrics: Why Greenpeace is tricky, though not without value
The imagery and messages of large activist groups like Greenpeace can be problematic. It’s easy to see why. Hume observed, and this is now a…
Keep it organic? Study suggests organics no more “nutritious” than conventional foods
Are organic produce and animal products more “nutritious” than conventional counterparts? In September of this year, a study entitled “Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier…
Evil in the forebrain: The neuroscience of psychopathy
The myth of “pure evil” is a bad joke, resulting from and sustained by other unhelpful binaries: good and bad, right and wrong, normal and…
Corvids and causal reasoning: Further evidence of higher-level cognitive processing in crows
Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at…
Science groups on campus: W.I.S.E, Let’s Talk Science and the U of M Science students Association (SSA)
Many science-based, student-oriented campus community groups are eagerly awaiting a fresh inrush of new members! W.I.S.E. Kid-Netic Energy (Women in Science and Engineering) Where: Engineering…
Notes from the Northern Boreal: A wandering bird biologist’s field journals
Thermoregulation; foraging black terns; red-winged black birds and the “trillers” 26 JUNE, 2012 We awoke this morning to wind gusts of 45+ kilometres per hour…