Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use their model to forecast when quakes linked to fracking ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2019
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A new study by geologists in Canada and the United States suggests a repository of precious metals may be locked deep below the moon's surface.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2019
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What began as a Dalhousie Ph.D. student's investigation into North Atlantic shark populations turned into an eye-opening discovery that shows a number of European Union-designated marine protected areas (MPAs) are falling ...
Ecology
Dec 21, 2018
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Perovskites, once on the fringes of solar cell research, have fast become the "it" materials for advancing solar power.
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2016
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Using his knowledge of how genes are organized and repaired in human cells, Dr. Graham Dellaire, Dalhousie Medical School's Cameron Research Scientist in Cancer Biology, has developed a technique that could make gene therapy ...
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2016
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Nanoscience is the study of materials that measure at the scale of one-billionth of a metre in length. While "tiny" is the very nature of this scientific field, nanoscience is a huge force behind modern day technology and ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2015
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The fossils of marine species that went extinct millions of years ago are offering insight into species that may be at risk for extinction today, as well as "hotspots" where that extinction risk may be even greater.
Environment
May 14, 2015
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Dalhousie chemistry researcher and Royal Society of Canada Fellow Dr. Mary Anne White led a team of researchers to new discoveries about boron (B), the fifth element in the periodic table.
Materials Science
Jan 29, 2015
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(Phys.org) —The midterm report card on global biodiversity targets is in—and the grades are not good.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) -- It’s a ravenous predator, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. But unlike many ocean predators that struggle in an aquarium setting, this one has only been found in captivity. Until now.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2012
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