ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University News - Science /channels/news_feeds/all/term/science/rss en Family Science Day: ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Family Friendly Foray into Science /channels/channels/news/family-science-day-mcgills-family-friendly-foray-science-360559 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4><strong>by Phuong Hoang, Faculty of Science Communications Associate</strong></h4> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/fsd.jpg?itok=t_QQu7CC" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:14:40 +0000 webfull 203669 at /channels Tracking Whale Calls in the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway at Land Seismometers /channels/channels/news/tracking-whale-calls-lower-st-lawrence-seaway-land-seismometers-359654 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A new paper led by the Earthquake Seismology group recently published, exploring spatial and temporal patterns of whale calls detected by land seismometers along the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway in Eastern Canada. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/whaleseismoinfog.png?itok=oT7-bANn" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:56:01 +0000 webfull 202645 at /channels Treasures beneath the ocean floor? Seawater plays role in gold formation /channels/channels/news/treasures-beneath-ocean-floor-seawater-plays-role-gold-formation-358308 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center">Article by Keila DePape, Media Relations ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University</p> <p>"Understanding how gold forms is crucial for knowing where to find it and how to extract it sustainably. ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers have answered a long-standing question in geology that could lead to new ore discoveries.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Image%3A%20ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ%20Newsroom?itok=Y2_ht2Ba" width="160" height="112" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:31:12 +0000 webfull 201179 at /channels Study yields new insights into the link between global warming and rising sea levels /channels/channels/news/study-yields-new-insights-link-between-global-warming-and-rising-sea-levels-358307 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center">Article by: Keila DePape</p> <p style="text-align:center">Media Relations, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University</p> <p>"A ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-led study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica’s impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. By the same token, if emissions continue on the current trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead to more future sea level rise than previously thought.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Polenet.%20Credit%20Nicolas%20Bayou?itok=eLh7tlsV" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:22:16 +0000 webfull 201178 at /channels Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures? /channels/channels/news/can-hopeful-moments-lead-hopeful-futures-357900 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2 style="text-align:center">Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?</h2> <p style="text-align:center">By Daphne Chalmers (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Education), Julia Freeman (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Bieler School of Environment), Diane Dechief (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Office of Science Education), Natalya Gomez (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Earth and Planetary Sciences), Blane Harvey (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Education), Amy Janzwood (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science) and Nik Luka (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Architecture and Urban Planning)</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/nature-3289812_1280.jpg?itok=gay-Lgaf" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:50:46 +0000 webfull 200723 at /channels Melting permafrost in arctic ponds: An unfolding factor for climate change /channels/channels/news/melting-permafrost-arctic-ponds-unfolding-factor-climate-change-355437 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center">Article by: Yejin Lee, The Tribune </p> <p>"Peter Douglas, an assistant professor in ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and his team recently published a research paper on greenhouse gas emissions from tundra ponds in northern Canada, aiming to understand one of the most important environmental processes for predicting future climate shifts. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Ponds%20Sampled?itok=yKVjDxAj" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:53:17 +0000 webfull 197801 at /channels Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Université de Montréal Astronomers /channels/channels/news/secrets-hot-saturn-and-its-spotted-star-unlocked-mcgill-universite-de-montreal-astronomers-354152 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2 style="text-align:center">Article by: Claire Loewen, Media Relations, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University</h2> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/planet-7382222_640.jpg?itok=EEHd-w8U" width="160" height="92" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:17:30 +0000 webfull 196309 at /channels CTV News Interview with Dr. Don Baker /channels/channels/news/ctv-news-interview-dr-don-baker-353908 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center"><strong>How Climate Change Affected Dinosaurs</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center">CTV News Montreal Interview with Dr. Don Baker</p> <p style="text-align:center"><em>" .</em>.. new evidence from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University suggests dinosaurs were already dying off due to climate change caused by massive volcanic eruptions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Don%20Baker%20CTV%20News?itok=yHu6nbf7" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:34:30 +0000 webfull 196055 at /channels Geotop Podcast: Peter Douglas: Climate lessons from past civilizations /channels/channels/news/geotop-podcast-peter-douglas-climate-lessons-past-civilizations-353884 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2 style="text-align:center">Featuring Dr. Peter Douglas </h2> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/Stratigraphies%3A%20A%20Geotop%20Podcast?itok=qOYcTXVB" width="160" height="43" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:40:30 +0000 webfull 196031 at /channels More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs /channels/channels/news/more-meteorite-new-clues-about-demise-dinosaurs-353331 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2 style="text-align:center">More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs</h2> <h3 style="text-align:center">Keila DePape, Media Relations, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University</h3> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="/newsroom/channels/news/more-meteorite-new-clues-about-demise-dinosaurs-353027">Link to the full article</a></p> <p><em>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers challenge current understanding of dinosaur extinction by unearthing link between volcanic eruptions and climate change.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:46:34 +0000 webfull 195436 at /channels