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Working from home may halve emissions compared to office-goers: studyOffice energy is the main contributor to the carbon footprint of on-site and hybrid workers, the study published Monday in PNAS found.CanadaSep 20, 2023
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Study co-authored by Halifax biologist suggests cargo ships dumping plastic litterThe study questions "the widely held assumption that most plastic debris at sea comes from land-based sources."EnvironmentOct 15, 2019
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Life on Earth began with meteorite debris in small ponds, McMaster University research suggestsNew research from Canadian scientists suggests life on Earth began in warm little ponds after meteorites splashed into them about four billion years ago.ScienceOct 3, 2017
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Ancient ice stored in Alberta offers new information on climate change: studyResearchers studying ancient ice from Canada's Arctic say the samples reveal new information on what climate change could do.EnvironmentMay 15, 2017
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Road salt poses threat to freshwater lakes in parts of North America: studyThe research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, predicts thousands of lakes will contain too much salt to sustain their current levels of aquatic life if current road salt trends continue over the next 50 years. Researchers studied 371 North American lakes, including nine in Ontario, to gauge changes in chloride levels over several years.EnvironmentApr 12, 2017
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An icky new hero: Roach-like robots may help in disastersWhen buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach.WorldFeb 8, 2016
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