The world's eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the last decade, according to a new study that suggests extreme fire weather is being driven by a decrease in atmospheric humidity coupled with rising ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2021
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Sugars found on the surface of human cells influence COVID-19 infection, according to a University of Alberta-led study that is one of the first to observe this relationship and suggests that cells in the brain might be particularly ...
Biochemistry
Nov 11, 2021
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Coastal countries have between two and five years to act to protect native fish species once voracious lionfish arrive in their waters, according to a University of Alberta ecology professor who helped create a tool to predict ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2021
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A flood of epic proportions drained at a rate of more than 800 Olympic swimming pools per second from a glacial lake that spanned the Prairie provinces more than 12,000 years ago, according to a University of Alberta-led ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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A new study by University of Alberta biophysicists has revealed how a rare structure forms within RNA from the Zika virus that makes it resistant to our bodies' immune systems. The results provide a potential target for new ...
Biochemistry
Jul 16, 2021
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Brown bears that are more inclined to grate and rub against trees have more offspring and more mates, according to a University of Alberta study. The results suggest there might be a fitness component to the poorly understood ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2021
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The answer to the age-old mystery of the evolutionary origins of vertebrate eyes may lie in hagfish, according to a new study by biologists at the University of Alberta.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2021
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A diet rich in human food may be wreaking havoc on the health of urban coyotes, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2021
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Chickadees will change their feeding behavior if they think predators are nearby, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbors.
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2020
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