/eps/taxonomy/term/16/all en /eps/channels/news/may-force-be-you-detecting-ultrafast-light-its-force-323479 <p>A Æ»¹ûÒùÔº research team has developed a new technique to detect nano-sized imperfections in materials. They believe this discovery will lead to improvements in the optical detectors used in a wide range of technologies, from cell phones to cameras and fiber optics, as well as in solar cells.</p> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:14:25 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1352 at /eps /eps/channels/news/vertebrate-biodiversity-glimmer-hope-326269 <p>Vertebrate populations - from birds and fish to antelope - are not, in general, declining. Despite what has previously been thought and said.</p> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:10:10 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1337 at /eps /eps/channels/news/identifying-canadas-key-conservation-hot-spots-highlights-problem-327355 <p>To stop biodiversity loss, Canada recently committed to protecting 30% of its land and sea by 2030. But making conservation decisions about where to locate new protected areas is complicated. It depends on data both about biodiversity and about a range of benefits (e.g. freshwater, climate regulation, recreation) that people get from nature. Surprisingly, despite the size of the country, new mapping suggests that less than 1% of Canada’s land (0.6% of total area or approximately 56,000 km2) is a hotspot, providing all these benefits in one place.</p> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:14:20 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1331 at /eps /eps/channels/news/oceans-warm-large-fish-struggle-327648 <p>Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to extract the oxygen they need from their environment. Animals require oxygen to generate energy for movement, growth and reproduction.</p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:09:33 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1328 at /eps /eps/channels/news/when-dinosaurs-disappeared-forests-thrived-327086 <p>It’s known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass extinction remain unclear, though climactic changes are thought to have played a part.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:23:20 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1333 at /eps