by Alex Bond & Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors Thousands of wildfires are raging across Canada’s boreal forest, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and burning (as of 15 July 2015) more than 3 million ha, or 2.5 times the 10-year average for this time of year. According to […]
by Alex Bond and Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors As our Earth & Environmental Science editors wrote in last week’s editorial post, this year marked the 45th annual celebration of Earth Day. Unfortunately for some, it was overshadowed by the spill of 2800 litres of Bunker C fuel oil in Vancouver’s English […]
by Alex Bond and Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors While Canada is largely known for its expansive boreal forest, sprawling prairies, rugged mountains, and beautiful coasts, 15% of Canada’s total area is made of wetlands. That’s 1.5 million km2 – more than 6 times the area of the Great Lakes, or roughly […]
by Alex Bond Biology & Life Sciences subject editor August is a time for slowing down: it’s the last month before the kids go back to school, the last month before universities kick into the fall semester, and the last chance for a quick vacation or trip to the cottage. It’s also when many scientists […]
by Alex Bond & Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors At the age of 22, Charles Darwin embarked on what was to be a life-changing expedition from England on the HMS Beagle, as a companion to Captain FitzRoy. This voyage would lay the foundations for his theory of evolution, which was first published […]
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