Posts tagged with ‘research’ (68)
A new UN report says we should consider eating more insects, such as grasshoppers. (Photo: Gilles Gonthier)
A visit to Chinatown is never complete without a lengthy search for roasted scorpions or fried ants. A delicacy to some cultures, Canadians largely consider eating bugs to be a weird novelty at best, a repulsive punishment at worst, and usually, an accident that happens while cycling.
The United Nations would like to see that changed. The new report Edible insects:
Future prospects for food and feed security makes the case for widespread (intentional) consumption of the crawling, the flying and the wriggling.
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Arctic Ocean Acidification (2013) - Short (3 minute) version from AMAP on Vimeo.
As if the Arctic didn’t have enough to worry about. In addition to diminishing sea ice, pollution and rising temperatures, scientists are now warning of the widespread effects that ocean acidification could have on the North.
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A female black widow spider spins her web. (Photo: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Female black widow spiders are known for the rather cruel treatment of their mates; the ‘widow’ in the name gets its origin from the female spider’s unromantic habit of eating her partner after mating. However, according to a new study released this week, there may be black widowers as well.
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Posted by Jimmy Thomson
in Nature
on Saturday, May 04, 2013
An Arctic hare runs across the tundra in Greenland. (Photo: Jimmy Thomson)
At the start of the war in Afghanistan, Canadian troops drew international ridicule when they showed up in the desert equipped with green camouflage designed for forests. Their gear, intended to make the troops blend in with their surroundings, did just the opposite, and brown camouflage uniforms were hastily procured.
According to a new study published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Canadian army may not be alone. Some Arctic mammals’ camouflage is starting to malfunction as the snow disappears faster than it should each spring and takes longer to appear in the fall. Most notably, snowshoe hares — known for their striking white winter coats and brown summer coats — are struggling to adapt to the changing background colour of their environment.
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Posted by Samia Madwar
on Thursday, March 01, 2012
More geological maps and archived data are needed to get the most out of Canada’s mining potential, says James Franklin of the Geological Survey of Canada and Franklin Geosciences Ltd. At a breakfast lecture held by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering in Ottawa on Thursday, Franklin said Canada is not investing nearly enough in its mining industry. Australia, which has a similar wealth of mining resources, invests up to five times more in mining research.
Much of Canada’s ...
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