January 10th marked the beginning of a three-week-long experiment at the Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF) on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. The…
Plans for a major mining project in Nunavut are under consideration by the Prime Minister’s cabinet. The project has been proposed by MMG Minerals, a…
North Korea in space On Dec. 12, North Korea finally managed to launch a satellite into orbit after 14 years and four failed attempts. The…
Why should we care about wetlands? Wetlands are not cute. There are no Coke commercials about protecting slews; Pamela Anderson and Alicia Silverstone have not…
(Image: North End Water Pollution Control Centre) The City of Winnipeg has been updating its wastewater treatment plants. These upgrades, slated to wrap up in…
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…
Astronomers have been doing brisk business over the last few weeks. Recently there have been a number of important discoveries about the nature of our…
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”…
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…
Everyone experiences feelings of intense loneliness. However, there is a difference between feeling lonely and being lonely. In a recent study published in Current Biology,…