McGill scholars respond to COP15 Biodiversity Conference

Published: 13 January 2023

The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference’s outcome agreement, known as “30×30” means the protection of 30...

Setting Targets for Wetland Restoration to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on Watershed Hydrology

Published: 10 January 2023

How much wetland we should protect or restore is not a simple question, such that conservation targets are often set according to political agendas, then standardized globally. However, given their...

Autobiographical event memory and aging: older adults get the gist

Published: 10 January 2023

According to new research co-authored by McGill University's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology), older adults’ ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often...

The three dimensions of a flower

Published: 13 December 2022

To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Université de Montréal , the Montréal Botanical Garden, and McGill University (Daniel Schoen, Biology) have succeeded...

Pursuing an Arctic research dream

Published: 6 December 2022

Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences here at McGill University, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North...

‘Cities are becoming the fulcrum for how we manage biodiversity’

Published: 6 December 2022

As Montreal prepares to host UN Biodiversity Conference, McGill professor Andrew Gonzalez discusses how cities can help protect nature and human health....

Freshwater biodiversity loss has been out of sight, out of mind

Published: 6 December 2022

A silent mass extinction is occurring in lakes, rivers and wetlands. Freshwater species are rapidly disappearing in North America and throughout the world. Conservation-minded people might be...

Public Astro Night - Unveiling the Universe with the Webb Telescope

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 07:00to08:30

Join us on Nov. 30, at 7:00 pm for Public Astro Night featuring Dr.855 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T7, CA/scienceCategory: Public outreach...

Combining Art with Science

Published: 15 November 2022

Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences) has produced...

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