Tanya Samman and Alina C. Fisher, Environmental & Earth Sciences Co-editors The role of fire in forest ecosystems Forest fires are powerful and devastating. But they are also necessary for the rejuvenation of some ecosystems. Many plants are well-adapted to fire; some trees have dense bark or shed lower limbs to help them survive fire […]
Lené Gary, General Science editor “You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.” – John Burroughs While that might be true, unless you’re planning a trip to the Greater Antilles, you won’t have much luck finding Bicknell’s Thrush in a bush right now. That’s because this rare, […]
Ainslie Butler and Lindsay Jolivet, Health, Medicine & Veterinary Science co-editors The mosquitoes that carry Zika virus are unlikely to settle in cooler Canadian climates anytime soon. But recent evidence suggests that climate change may change that in the long term. The odds of getting Zika virus – which has been linked to microcephaly in […]
Sarah Boon and Sri Ray-Chauduri, Environment & Earth Science co-editors At almost 240,000 km, Canada has the longest coastline in the world. Over seven million Canadians live in coastal regions along the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans, many of whom are likely paying close attention to recent news about both historic and future global sea […]
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 […]
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