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Canada and Spain scientists establish new Antarctic Ocean observatory
Ocean Networks Canada, an initiative of the University of Victoria, will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters. Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a…
Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation
… solving major puzzle in lunar geology. New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature…
Scientists unravel the origin of Titanium-rich lunar basalts
International research team measures isotopic composition of lunar rocks. An international team of geoscientists from the Universities of Münster and Bristol in England have explained why a large part of…
A microscopic look at atmospheric chemistry
New discovery contradicts textbook models. Many important reactions related to climate and environmental processes take place where water molecules interface with air. For example, the evaporation of ocean water plays…
Bridging light and electrons
When light goes through a material, it often behaves in unpredictable ways. This phenomenon is the subject of an entire field of study called “nonlinear optics”, which is now integral…
Monitoring the well-being of reservoir water
…through an uncrewed surface vehicle. In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issues a…