Climate change is making Canada’s seasons more erratic, its weather more extreme and its ecosystems less predictable—and UBC Okanagan scientists have now produced the first national map of exactly where that unpredictability is hitting hardest.
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‘Chameleon’ Bees Change Colour With the Weather
Study reveals some bees shift colour depending on humidity – and may explain why the same species can look different across climates.
Astronomers Find an Exo-Jupiter, and It Seems to Have Clouds
A team of astronomers led by Elisabeth Matthews at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a discovery that highlights the limits of most current models of exoplanet atmospheres: water-ice clouds on a distant Jupiter-like exoplanet called Epsilon Indi Ab.
Treetops Glowing During Storms Captured on Film for First Time
Weather phenomenon that eluded scientists for decades captured in nature as corona discharges glow on tips of leaves.
Decommissioning Old Wind Turbines Generates Thousands of Tons of New Waste
Europe’s oldest offshore wind turbines are now being dismantled, after having delivered clean energy since the early 1990s.
Common Asian Plant in Brazil Shows Potential for Removing Microplastics From Water
A saline extract obtained from moringa, also known as white acacia, exhibited properties similar to aluminum sulfate in the coagulation process preceding the filtration of water for human consumption.


