Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds
Despite ongoing global pollution, researchers have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of B.C. have remained relatively stable over the past 50 years. Surprisingly, mercury in seabirds is now actually slightly lower.
McGill researchers lead development of tool to assess environmental risks of chemicals
Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by McGill University researchers.
Measuring protection of the world’s rivers
To what extent are the world’s rivers protected?
New Quebec budget includes $1M for agrifood innovation
McGill Newsroom
Quebec’s recently unveiled provincial budget includes one new line-item that means a lot for McGill research.
Common gene variant influences food choices
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
If you’re fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.
Why do some fish thrive in oil-polluted water?
By Melody Enguix
McGill Newsroom
When scientists from McGill University learned that some fish were proliferating in rivers and ponds polluted by oil extraction in Southern Trinidad, it caught their attention. They thought they had found a rare example of a species able to adapt to crude oil pollution.
Droughts hit cereal crops harder since 1980s
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries – and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from McGill University and the University of British Columbia.
Impact of climate change on the Pike River watershed
Models provide researchers with a view to the future, allowing stakeholders the opportunity to adapt to the effects of climate change
