September 2, 2020 – The active ingredients found in sunscreen have detrimental effects on freshwater ecosystems, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. The results show that long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) filters — including avobenzone, oxybenzone, and octocrylene – -is lethal for some organisms living in freshwater environments. One of the largest […]
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UAlberta physicists upend what is known about northern lights
Sept. 19, 2017 – What scientists thought caused certain classes of northern lights is not what causes certain classes of northern lights. In a landmark study that has toppled what scientists know about the night sky, UAlberta physicists Robert Rankin and Dmytro Sydorenko found that the ionospheric feedback instability (IFI)—the mechanism thought to be the cause […]
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Trash that pop can, trash yourself
Nov. 15, 2016 – Think twice about tossing that pop can, since you might be trashing yourself, too. We are more prone to recycle our throwaway cups, cans and paper if we somehow link them to our sense of identity, says a study by the University of Alberta and Boston University. Whether it’s our name […]