Tag: McGill University
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Freshwater ecosystems at risk due to glyphosate use
Photo: One of the few species that was found to be resistant to severe glyphosate contamination was Scapholeberis mucronata, a freshwater zooplankter commonly found in Québec and elsewhere in North America. Credit: Marie-Pier Hébert A series of recent research papers from a McGill-led team has found that the herbicide glyphosate—commonly sold under the label Roundup—can…
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The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change
Carbon emissions are acidifying the ocean so quickly that the seafloor is disintegrating. According to a new study, ocean acidification is setting off a dangerous feedback loop that’s dissolving the very bottom of the ocean. According to a study published this week in PNAS, this sets off a feedback loop that acidifies the ocean even…
