Manitoba may be in for rude awakening
The Literary Review of Canada presented leading water expert, Robert Sandford, on Oct. 23 at the University of Winnipeg’s convocation hall. His presentation, “An Unexpected…
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Genghis Khan’s climate: Research reveals climate conditions at beginning of Khan’s rise to power
Research published in the journal Science has helped to explain the climate conditions behind Genghis Khan’s rise to power. Through examining the inside of old…
Earthquake scientists found guilty: Italian scientists get six years in prison for manslaughter
Three years after the earthquake in the town of L’Aquila, Italy, that killed 309 people, a group of Italian scientists and government officials have been…
Wide scepticism over Bill S-8
Bill S-8, a new bill aimed to instate the first ever regulations to water and wastewater in First Nations communities, is expected to pass by…
It’s a scorcher out there: Last month tied for hottest September on record
Last month is tied with September, 2005 for the hottest September on record, according to data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) at the…
Biologist and economist team up to talk about the environment
On their new cross-country speaking tour authors Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki made a stop in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. The lecture was held at…
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…
Notes from the Northern Boreal: A wandering bird biologist’s field journals
Lichenous white-spruce; black bears abound; boreal plant and animal artifacts collected
Oil infrastructure: Quick fix for a terminal illness?
The faster we remove the oil the faster the new infrastructure becomes useless.
Native Tall Grass on the Prairie
University of Manitoba hosts North American Prairie Conference