As climate change melts the polar ice cap, the Arctic becomes more accessible, causing increased marine traffic and greater industrial development. University of Calgary researchers are investigating the environmental pressures ...
Environment
May 11, 2017
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The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2008
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Internationally coordinated research and field-testing on 'geoengineering' the planet's atmosphere to limit risk of climate change should begin soon along with building international governance of the technology, say scientists ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2010
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Canadians have always seen themselves as separate and distinct from their American neighbours to the south, and now they have geological proof.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2011
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For years, it has been assumed that teachers -- specifically math teachers -- need to master the content they intend to teach. And the best way to do this is to take courses beyond that content.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2011
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There must be something in the warm breeze. A study on bats by a University of Calgary researcher suggests that bats produce twice as many female babies as male ones in years when spring comes early.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2012
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It's well known that Earth's most severe mass extinction occurred about 250 million years ago. What's not well known is the specific time when the extinctions occurred. A team of researchers from North America and China have ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2011
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Rob Cardinal was looking for an asteroid, but ended up finding a comet. It is the first time a comet has been discovered at the University of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, which is located about 35 kilometres ...
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2008
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It could be the plot of a B-horror movie: microscopic parasitic worms invade the brains of ants, and use mind control to make the "zombies ants" do their bidding.
Evolution
Mar 3, 2020
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How to be a "real man": Shake hands. Bump shoulders. Gimme five. Up high. Down low. Bulk up. Try out. Make gains. Make the team. Pump iron. Don't iron that. Talk hockey. Talk a lot. Not about feelings. Get angry. Put them ...
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2019
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