Reading Time: 4 minutes The intensity of the colours is related to weather conditions before and during the time the chlorophyll in the leaves is declining
Tag: Nature
Cougars respond to roads based on traffic, topography, time of day
Reading Time: 2 minutes New U of A research outlines factors that lead cougars to select habitats near roadways in Alberta
Soil fungi act like a support network for trees: study
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A research is first to show that growth rate of adult trees is linked to fungal networks colonizing their roots
The polar bears were the showstoppers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Travelling ever northward to the vast wilderness of Torngat Mountains National Park
Wildfires, logging affect key fungi in pine forests: studies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Disturbances by humans or nature change the balance of fungi in soil, potentially making it harder for seedlings to regenerate
Survival of the fittest, from a very young age
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some orphaned babies are unlikely to survive if very young but others can fend for themselves at an early age
Butterflies ‘sentinels’ of climate change in mountain ecosystems
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A scientists urge more monitoring of butterfly populations to help understand alpine environments predicted to change rapidly
Is alien life floating in the clouds of Venus?
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a good chance the global shift from skepticism to possibility about extraterrestrial life is about to extend even further
As California burns, so does our winter lettuce
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada depends on imports for fruits and vegetables. We need to think differently about how we feed ourselves during cold months
Crickets, grasshoppers, songs and heatwaves
Reading Time: 4 minutes Grasshoppers existed long before dinosaurs. And crickets are eaten, reviled and revered around the world