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At a time when the country is seeking partners outside of the US, research cooperation with nations across the Atlantic has never been more robust.

With global warming affecting the bears’ food supply, researchers saw through the denning footage that polar bears are emerging earlier from their dens, which gives the cubs less time to develop, putting them at risk.

Anthony Taylor is an associate professor with the University of New Brunswick specializing in the relationship between forestry and climate. He demonstrated the link between tree diversity and carbon sequestration in a 2023 paper published in the journal Nature, comparing these two metrics on 406 sample plots across the country.

Researchers have found that plans by gas companies to blend natural gas and hydrogen in an effort to reduce their emissions will likely backfire by creating more gas leaks.

Researchers in Italy examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than half had deposits contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.

This 16-year-old has published two novels and co-hosts a podcast introducing other teens to the world of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

During his undergraduate studies at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, this 22-year-old helped discover there are many more bees in Nova Scotia’s salt marshes than previously thought. 

For staff at Red River College Polytechnic’s Prairie Research Kitchen, tofu made from fava beans is a new frontier in plant-based protein and the culmination of years of work.

Makadunyiswe Ngulube is studying how natural plants can soften the devastating effects of sea level rise.

Pollution generated by burning fossil fuels causes snow to darken, absorb more solar energy and melt faster.

Meet Lisa Chen, who wanted to use her biology degree to fight climate change but had trouble finding a relevant job.

A study found the harm from ingesting microplastics included cell death and allergic reactions, and the research is the first to show this happens at levels relevant to human exposure.

It was a hunch Jonah Keim hoped to prove — that using human-made obstacles, such as trees and logs, could reduce encounters between endangered caribou and wolves in northern British Columbia.

By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions.

Dirty air is already known to increase hospital treatment for severe asthma attacks and other respiratory problems. But new research is the first using clinical data to show increased illness among the much bigger number of people who seek treatment from their doctor.