With an increasing demand for a more sustainable alternative for high-rise construction, new research from UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with Western University and FPInnovations, points to timber as a sustainable and effective way to make tall, high-density, and renewable buildings.
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Red Sea Turtle Hatchlings Are Feeling the Heat
Analyses by KAUST researchers of sand temperatures at marine turtle nesting sites around the Red Sea indicate that turtle hatchlings born in the region could now be predominantly female.
Once in a Lifetime Floods to Become Regular Occurrences by End of Century
Superstorm Sandy brought flood-levels to the New York region that had not been seen in generations.
Best Region for Life on Mars Was Far Below Surface
The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a Rutgers-led study concludes.
'Message in a Bottle' Tracks Plastic Pollution
Researchers put GPS and satellite tags in plastic bottles in the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal.
Study Finds 10 Metabolites Associated with Risk of Stroke
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