Killers on display
My first encounter with captured orcas took place at the age of 10 at SeaWorld Orlando. My family filed in with the rest of the…
environment
Wheeling and dealing
As we become more concerned about the environment and energy efficiency, hybrid vehicles begin to look more and more attractive. They seem like the best…
TransCanada Corp. proposes west-east pipeline for 2017
TransCanada Corp. has proposed converting 3,000 km of natural gas pipeline into use for crude oil transportation. This pipeline would ship oil from Alberta and…
Spring flood report changes warning to moderate/major
The second spring flood outlook report issued this season by the Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation was released at the beginning of…
What the frac? Self-similar shapes in nature
You may not have heard of fractals before, but they are everywhere around us. Trees are fractals. Cities are fractals. There is growing evidence that…
Centre for Arctic research opens at U of M
The U of M’s Clayton H. Riddell faculty of environment, earth, and resources has had its home building, the Wallace Building, extended to house a…
Living with wildlife: Biologist Ryan Brook discusses human perspectives on wildlife conflict
As wild areas shrink and human populations expand, there is more contact between humans and wildlife, and inevitably more conflict. Consider Bambi, the pet deer…
Free Willy: ’93 film propels anti-captivity movement
Courtesy of Warner Bros., Free Willy entered theatres on July 16, 1993, and quickly warmed the hearts of millions. In the film we meet Jesse…
RAW is WAR: How the WWF changed the business side of pro wrestling in 1993
Whether or not you’re a fan of professional wrestling, there’s no denying the sustained popularity that the World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly known as the World…
Alfred Russel Wallace, 100 years on: Reflecting on a biological pioneer
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the seminal evolutionary biologist Alfred Russel Wallace. According to the Natural History Museum in London,…