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Honey bees-plump, fuzzy and famed for their honey-making-capture the popular imagination. Yet, wild bees are equally vital for pollination and, by some measures, outshine honey bees as pollinators.

Research co-led by Ivey Business School's Tima Bansal sheds light on corporate environmental dodging It's been long known that chemical companies, which are among the largest polluters worldwide, tend to offshore or outsource their polluting activities. But, a new study,  Sweeping it under the rug: Positioning and managing pollution-intensive activities in organizational hierarchies  shows that chemical companies may have found another way to hide their pollution: in their own subsidiaries.

Arts Research Waterloo professor captures valuable experiential knowledge generated through interdisciplinary collaboration Research activity often includes social and instructional interactions, especially when researchers and students from multiple disciplines collaborate on a project.

Most humans are itching to catch a glimpse of the upcoming solar eclipse. But for some wildlife, this unique cosmic event is more likely to befuddle than bewitch.

University of Waterloo researchers discuss the challenges faced by researchers amid rising antagonism in climate science discourse Climate change is real and human activity contributes to the problem.

Researchers at McGill University have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production.

10 faculty attract provincial funding for projects focused on health, homelessness and climate change Ten Western faculty members have been recognized with Early Researcher Awards (ERA) , attracting grants from the provincial government.

A Simon Fraser University professor is helping make strides towards a "sustainable, intelligent world" by propelling printable sensor technologies.

Farmers need support to adopt farm forests, windbreaks and riparian buffers as environmental best management practices Ontario's agricultural sector plays a significant role in the province's economy.

It comes as no surprise that Western music professor adam patrick bell's office is full of musical instruments, like the mandolin resting on top of an organ, or the electronic drum kit hooked up to headphones so he can play without the sound reverberating through the fourth floor of Talbot College.

New research co-led by Simon Fraser University and the National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM Foundation) in Curaçao extends the earliest known human settlement of Curaçao by centuries, adding pieces to the puzzle of pre-Colombian Caribbean history. A team of international partners have been collaborating on the C uraçao Cultural Landscape Project since 2018 to understand the long-term biodiversity change of the island, and its relationship to human activity.

In 2023 Canada saw its most devastating wildfire season on record with 18.5 million hectares of forests burned, double the previous worst season in 1989, according to Natural Resources Canada.

First-of-its-kind study estimates the economic damages climate change has had on the U.S. ski industry over the past two decades The U.S. ski industry has lost more than US$5 billion over the past two decades due to human-caused climate change, according to a new study.

Urban planner and researcher Juan Torres shares his passion for visionary school design and more inclusive, sustainable communities.

Study of winter road salt tests multiple formulations against a variety of metals for performance, cost and harmful impacts The crunch of salt underfoot and the stain on your winter boots is all part of a typical Canadian winter.

Opinion: Local governance is a key driver for increasing our global sustainability efforts  Faculty of Environment Dr. Amelia Clarke has been working on environment and sustainability issues f

Clean energy technologies show promising benefits toward alleviating poverty but may have unintended consequences for groundwater depletion  The Water Institute In a bid to meet growing food producti

Unlocking the power of the sun with H2nanO's sustainable water treatment technology By Jordan Flemming University Relations The oil sands industry relies heavily on water for its extraction processes, resulting in significant volumes of contaminated water.

Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there.