Weathering of Arctic rocks produces CO2 in climate feedback loop
The breakdown of sulfide minerals like pyrite, or fool’s gold, is generating carbon dioxide, and the process is speeding up as the region warms.
Read More >>Forgetful student’s blunder sparks creation of eco-friendly hydroponic soil
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but for Adnan Sharif a dose of forgetfulness was the catalyst.
Read More >>How one researcher is improving air quality in the Toronto subway system
The concentration of tiny particulate matter is around 10 times higher than what is typically seen outdoors, and is higher than many other subway systems around the world.
Read More >>Les mystérieuses marées d’or
Un chercheur de l’Université Mcgill a trouvé un lien entre l’eau de mer et la formation de dépôts importants d’or. Une découverte qui pourrait permettre de trouver des trésors sous-marins.
Read More >>Cooking up chemistry indoors
Atmospheric chemists once thought photoreactions didn’t happen indoors because there wasn’t enough sunlight. Over the last decade, that thinking has begun to change.
Read More >>How geochemistry helped solve the mystery of the painted lady butterflies
It took a decade and an international team of researchers, including University of Ottawa isotope geochemist Clément Bataille, to figure out how these insects found their way to an unlikely spot.
Read More >>Des filets anti-insectes aux propriétés biochimiques inédites
Des chimistes espèrent réduire l’utilisation des pesticides en agriculture grâce à des filets anti-insectes dernier cri.
Read More >>Freshwater oil spills become more persistent over time
The longer it takes to clean up a freshwater oil spill, the more persistent compounds it produces. Researchers discover why.
Read More >>Cleaning water with quantum chemistry
How a University of Toronto student founded a company that uses quantum chemistry and artificial intelligence to discover and refine new materials to clean water of contaminants.
Read More >>Sulphur compounds reveal Mars’ watery past
Hydrated magnesium sulfate and dehydrated calcium sulphate identified in rock samples suggest the planet may have once had streams, rivers, and lakes, and hydrothermal systems.
Read More >>Resistance to glyphosate on the rise among weeds
Since 1996, there have been 354 confirmed cases of glyphosate resistance in 57 weed species around the world. New study suggests a way forward.
Read More >>The case for storing nuclear waste in glass-ceramic composites
Glass-ceramic composite materials could store high-level nuclear waste. But does it resists corrosion from groundwater at least as well as glass alone? University of Saskatchewan student has an answer.
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