Canada
2024-10-23 @ 11.12.57 ∈ In English
2024-10-12 @ 16.44.26 ∈ In English
Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights
10 years of collision data in Texas [was used] to compare full-moon nights with new-moon nights and their corresponding wildlife-vehicle collisions. Non-wildlife collisions in the same time periods showed no significant differences. […] Previous studies conducted worldwide [have found similar collision trends].
2024-10-12 @ 15.42.02 ∈ In English
2024-06-24 @ 17.09.37 ∈ Suomeksi
2024-05-23 @ 6.32.40 ∈ In English
Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings
Community science volunteers—laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation—significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States, finds a new study by York University.
2024-05-20 @ 18.43.15 ∈ Suomeksi
2024-05-03 @ 17.11.30 ∈ In English
Researchers determine large numbers of wild mountain goats are killed every year by avalanches
The research team found that death by avalanche was common for the goats—in one region, it was responsible for 65% of deaths. They found that overall, approximately 8% of all wild mountain goat deaths in Alaska were due to avalanches—a percentage they describe as significant.
2024-04-26 @ 16.25.43 ∈ In English
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Carbon Offsets Don’t Work. Here’s Why
Individuals, companies and governments “offset” carbon emissions by paying to plant trees or fund solar panels in one place, so they can emit them elsewhere. Carbon credits are exchanged in the open market with the idea that carbon prices will go up – forcing companies to emit less. Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant looks at why carbon offsets may not solve the climate crisis.