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Do beaver dams really make flooding worse? Research casts doubt on beavers as flood culprits

Beavers (Castor canadensis) are widely recognized as ecosystem engineers, building dams that reshape water flow and alter the physical structure of rivers and streams.

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Budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic science

The Arctic has been in the news a lot lately. Between the increased geopolitical interest in Greenland, claims over sovereignty, resource exploitation and the devastating impacts of climate change, the region has become a sentinel for global change.

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The Peace-Athabasca Delta is at risk. Here’s what we can do to evaluate the threats

River deltas are among the most complex and productive environments on Earth. Yet, they face serious threats from upstream industrialization and climate change, which alter supplies of water, sediment and contaminants. Even deltas distant from densely populated and industrialized areas are not immune to these stressors.

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How can Canada become a global AI powerhouse? By investing in mathematics

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece. The image at the top of this article is also generated by AI.

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What’s in a name? How the sound of names can bias hiring decisions

Imagine you’re hiring someone for a job that requires a very kind, agreeable and co-operative person. You have two candidates and all you know about them are their names: Renee and Greta. Who do you think would be a better fit?

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Can kelp forests help tackle climate change?

Countries around the world are increasingly turning to nature to help alleviate the impacts of climate change. Forests, grasslands and wetlands are already considered as “natural climate solutions.” Now, some scientists are asking: could kelp forests be part of the solution too?

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Population explosions and declines are related to the stability of the economy and the environment

For 200 years, we’ve been warned of unchecked population growth and how it leads to environmental instability. On the other hand, today some countries face decreasing populations, alongside increasing proportions of elderly people, causing economic instability.

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How Canada can turn tariff tensions into a global affordable housing alliance

Canada is facing a worsening housing crisis. Home prices have exploded, with 45 per cent of Canadians saying they are deeply worried about finding affordable housing.

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Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tonnes of medical waste hospitals generate each year

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and sterile packaging materials.

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Canada’s aluminum industry faces U.S. tariffs, but innovation could open new markets

The United States government’s decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on aluminum imports from Canada has raised serious concerns about potential job losses in the aluminum industry.

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Lake beds are rich environmental records — studying them reveals much about a place’s history

Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world, with a huge diversity of lake sizes, depths, shapes, water chemistries, underlying geologies and hydrologies (the waters that flow in and out of them). Sediments accumulate on lake floors which, at the offshore and undisturbed depths, act as archival…

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Global food production has resulted in significant biodiversity loss, new research shows

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and food insecurity, the need for sustainable food production has taken on a new urgency.

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Fertile land for growing vegetables is at risk — but a scientific discovery could turn the tide

A large proportion of the vegetables consumed in Québec are grown in the Montérégie region in what are known as organic soils. Highly fertile and rich in organic matter, these soils are particularly well suited to vegetable production.

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How heat storage technologies could keep Canada’s roads and bridges ice-free all winter long

For decades, Canadian cities and towns have combated ice and snow with salt and plows. This approach, however, comes at a steep cost. Traditional techniques damage roads, harm the environment and are not always effective at protecting road users from winter’s hazards. An innovative technology known as Borehole Thermal Energy…

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How the invasive spiny water flea spread across Canada, and what we can do about it

Across the tranquil waters of Canada’s vast network of lakes and rivers, a quiet invader is on the move. The spiny water flea, Bythotrephes cederströmii, is a microscopic predator that is forever altering the ecological fabric of aquatic habitats in Canada.

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Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them

A lake is much more than a body of water where we bask on sunny summer days. It’s also more than just a source of fresh water surrounded with nature and tranquility.

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Lakes don’t sleep in winter! There’s a world living under ice

In cold-winter regions where air temperatures remain below zero, a layer of ice blankets lakes for several months.

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Groundwater plays an invisible role supporting lakes

Nearly 90 per cent of North America’s lakes are located in Canada. That’s why they make up such an enormous part of our landscape. Among their many vital functions, lakes are essential to the biodiversity of our territory and constitute indispensable oases for rest and relaxation.

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To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, accumulate in the food we eat and have been found in the human body, including in blood, organs, placenta, semen and breast milk.

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The energy transition requires a lot of minerals and metals — which could impact our lakes

Bringing about the energy transition is essential, but it will require developing a significant amount of minerals and “green” electricity, such as hydroelectricity. These activities often take place on Indigenous lands and will have environmental consequences for our lakes and rivers.

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The federal government has lifted the moratorium on Northern cod fishing after 32 years

After more than 30 years, the federal government has announced it’s lifting the moratorium that shut down commercial cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1990s.

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New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

Protecting and effectively managing oceans and seabeds are crucial in the fight against climate change.

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It’s hard to find fossil skin, but a rare discovery reveals clues about the evolution from water to land

Fossilized skin and other soft tissues are exceedingly rare, and it is only under special conditions that these rarest of fossils are preserved.

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Potato growers can use AI to monitor and predict potato nutrition in real time

Potatoes are the premier vegetable crop in Canada, with $1.5 billion nationwide in potato receipts in 2021. The agricultural significance of potatoes is particularly prominent in provinces like New Brunswick, the home of McCain Foods Limited, the world’s largest potato processor.

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How zinc-ion batteries may solve our renewable energy storage problem

Hotter summers, drier forests, rising waters: climate change is not just a threat to our future, it’s hurting our world right now.

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