Credit: Clare Kiernan/UBC Cooking oil and similar waste can clog pipes, harm fish and even grow into solid deposits like the "fatbergs" that recently blocked...
Credit: David Tickler. Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but catch only a third of what they...
Credit: Songlin Fei. Many studies on the impacts of global temperature rise have suggested that the range of trees will migrate poleward and upward. However,...
About 50 percent of people who reach the age of 85 will develop Alzheimer's disease. Most will die within about five years of exhibiting the...
Credit: Jula Zimmermann Leipzig, Halle. A new study shows that, in addition to the diversity of tree species, the variety of animal and fungus species...
Credit: HZB Many important processes in nature depend on catalysts, which are atoms or molecules that facilitate a reaction, but emerge from it themselves unchanged....
Credit: Photo by Anne Scott EAST LANSING, Mich. - A team of scientists has identified a single molecule that could be a key in controlling...
Credit: Uli Wortmann/University of Toronto TORONTO, ON (Canada) - It happened once before, and it could happen again. That's the warning from ocean scientists at...
Leather car seats were once synonymous with luxury, but these days, synthetic suede is becoming the material of choice for high-end automobiles. With increased affluence...
Credit: University of Guelph At least one third of middle-aged Canadians experience sexual problems, according to a new U of G study. Researchers found nearly...
Credit: American Chemical Society People are exploring the use of 3D printing for wide-ranging applications, including manufacturing, medical devices, fashion and even food. But one...
Chinese scientists studying genomic data of hot-spring snakes have, for the first time, discovered the genetic mechanism for ectothermic animals' adaptation to high-elevation extreme environments..
Credit: M. Peck The rufa subspecies of Red Knot travels from its breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic to its winter habitat in South America...
Credit: RMIT University New trials of a breakthrough swallowable sensor have revealed the device is 3,000 times more accurate than current technology used to diagnose...
Credit: Bayer-Giraldi M. et al., Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, July 2, 2018 Joint press release by Alfred Wegener Institute and Hokkaido University Scientists...
