How to weigh a kilogram of beef
Measuring the complete environmental footprint of that beef burger sizzling on the grill is complicated.
Environment
Nov 6, 2019
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Highly anticipated nuclear experiment underway
Neutron stars were recently in the news because the gravitational wave observatory, LIGO, detected a neutron star merger. Neutron stars are very interesting objects. A teaspoon of neutron star matter is so dense it would ...
General Physics
Jul 17, 2019
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Climate change may be putting beluga whales out of their depths
An international team of researchers has found that the physical condition of beluga whales affects their capacity to store oxygen in their blood and muscle tissues, likely impacting their ability to dive. In a paper published ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2019
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School readiness affected by poverty, research shows
The type of poverty children are born into and how long they remain in that situation has an impact on early childhood outcomes, including school readiness.
Education
May 22, 2019
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Researchers develop novel maps to help protect crucial Arctic ecosystems
A team of researchers lead by the University of Manitoba has finally mapped some of the best places to eat in the North American Arctic.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2019
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First new butterfly species identified since 2016
The "Stanley Cup of entomology" has been won by a U of M biologist.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2018
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Researching mercury and Saharan dust levels in the Canary Islands
Mercury – the famously liquid, famously toxic metal – is a contaminant with a worldwide scope. Of course, the beauty of studying global contaminants is that you get to see the globe. If you had asked me a year ago if ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2018
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For songbird conservation, it's not the size that matters
University of Manitoba researchers have published new findings that can help us save grassland birds, whose populations have declined more severely than species of any other Canadian ecosystem.
Ecology
Aug 8, 2018
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Finally, a breathtaking photo of beluga whale snot
The above photo captures a beluga calf exhaling thousands of tiny droplets of respiratory vapour, which are valuable to science. The droplets—snot, essentially—help researchers like U of M's Justine Hudson measure stress ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2018
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Arctic sea ice becoming a spring hazard for North Atlantic ships
More Arctic sea ice is entering the North Atlantic Ocean than before, making it increasingly dangerous for ships to navigate those waters in late spring, according to new research led by the University of Manitoba.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2018
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