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Slowing Down the Spruce Budworm (Ask NRCan)
The spruce budworm is a notorious forest pest that has been causing havoc in recent years in Eastern Canada. It feeds on
Keywords:Video
Can Airplanes Fly on Wood Chips? (Science at Work)
Biofuels are renewable and emit less greenhouse gas than fossil fuels. However, the current generation of biojet fuel ha
Keywords:Podcast
Discovering Glass Sponge Reefs (Ask NRCan)
In the 1980s, scientist Kim Conway was part of an expedition to map the continental shelf in the Pacific Ocean. During t
Keywords:Article
Living fossils meet modern technology
The world’s oceans in their great vastness support an incredible diversity of aquatic species. But how much do we really
Keywords:Article
A glimpse into the future of the boreal forest: less frequent but more aggressive fires
The boreal forest of North America developed after the last ice age about 10,000 years ago. We might expect that climate
Keywords:Article
Mining value from waste: a potential game changer
Historically, much of the waste from mining activities has posed long-term liability issues with little or no economic v
Keywords:Podcast
Researching Forest Fires (Natural Elements)
Managing forest fires is all about balancing the good and the bad.
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Mining Value from Waste (Byte-Sized Science)
Terry Cheng, hydrometallurgist and research scientist at CanmetMINING is reprocessing mining wastes as resources — parti
Keywords:Podcast
The Potential of Renewable Hydrogen (Ask NRCan)
Research scientist Peter Gogolek explains to us what is renewable hydrogen, how it is used by the energy sector, as well
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Mapping a Flood: every minute counts
For weeks, Simon Tolszczuk-Leclerc and the Emergency Geomatics Service (EGS) team have been following the spring thaw an