/channels/taxonomy/term/9613/all en /channels/channels/news/flatworm-inspired-medical-adhesives-stop-blood-loss-342730 <p>Every year around 2 million people die worldwide from hemorrhaging or blood loss. Uncontrolled hemorrhaging accounts for more than 30% of trauma deaths. To stop the bleeding, doctors often apply pressure to the wound and seal the site with medical glue. But what happens when applying pressure is difficult or could make things worse? Or the surface of the wound is too bloody for glue? Drawing inspiration from nature, researchers from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą have developed a medical adhesive that could save lives, modeled after structures found in marine animals like mussels and flatworms.</p> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:15:08 +0000 webfull 183622 at /channels /channels/channels/event/films-transform-biggest-little-farm-2018-postponed-303635 <h3>The event has been postponed. We plan to screen the series in April and May 2021.</h3> Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:34:31 +0000 webfull 156698 at /channels /channels/channels/news/interactive-map-shows-natures-contributions-people-301615 <p>Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. A wild bee buzzes through a farm, pollinating vegetables as it goes. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farm’s runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all around the world, nature’s contributions are constantly flowing to people.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:35:28 +0000 webfull 154317 at /channels /channels/channels/news/interactive-map-shows-natures-contributions-people-301455 <p>Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. A wild bee buzzes through a farm, pollinating vegetables as it goes. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farm’s runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all around the world, nature’s contributions are constantly flowing to people. A team of international scientists including from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, have mapped these contributions at local levels for years, but a new Stanford-led study closes a critical gap in how this information can be used to drive global policy and development.</p> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:28:47 +0000 webfull 154253 at /channels /channels/channels/news/study-invasive-predators-watch-prey-297577 <p> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:20:57 +0000 webfull 149747 at /channels /channels/channels/news/widespread-permafrost-degradation-seen-high-arctic-terrain-297371 <p>Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada’s high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures.</p> Wed, 22 May 2019 18:06:10 +0000 webfull 149500 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dou-proviennent-les-motifs-dans-la-nature-294541 <p><strong>Anja Geitmann</strong> adore les casse-tĂŞtes. Mais oubliez les après-midis Ă  chercher les bons morceaux en buvant une tisane : ce sont les cellules en forme de puzzle Ă  la surface des feuilles de certaines plantes qui intĂ©ressent la biologiste. « Cette configuration se crĂ©e Ă  partir de cellules assez simples. Regardez la diffĂ©rence sur 18 heures », dit la doyenne de la FacultĂ© des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement de l’UniversitĂ© ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą en montrant des images captĂ©es au microscope dans son laboratoire.</p> Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:15:27 +0000 webfull 146254 at /channels /channels/channels/event/wild-family-nature-club-owls-dinner-285650 <p>Join us at the Gault Nature Reserve of ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą on Mont Saint-Hilaire for a fascinating look at owls and their prey, using specimens from the Redpath Museum.</p> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:06:41 +0000 webfull 136157 at /channels /channels/channels/event/march-break-nature-madness-285339 <p>Do you love getting outside to play and to explore nature? We do, too!</p> Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:44:30 +0000 webfull 135700 at /channels /channels/channels/event/wild-family-nature-club-owls-dinner-284650 <p>Join us at the <a href="https://gault.mcgill.ca/en/" target="_blank">Gault Nature Reserve of ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą </a>on Mont Saint-Hilaire for a fascinating look at owls and their prey, using specimens from the Redpath Museum.</p> Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:22:45 +0000 webfull 134976 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nature-how-warp-speed-evolution-transforming-ecology-284360 <p>Even for the most common processes, such as changes in population size or food chains, ecologists must take evolution into consideration, researchers say. “Everybody realized rapid evolution was occurring everywhere,” says evolutionary ecologist Andrew Hendry of ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01400-y">Nature</a></p> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:08:58 +0000 webfull 134638 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-global-top-50-nature-index-rising-stars-261875 <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/"><strong><em>±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Ranks first in Canada for increase in high-quality research publications from 2012 to 2015</em></p> <p>±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą ranks first in Canada and 37th globally in the <a href="http://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2016-rising-stars/index">Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars</a> supplement, which identifies institutions showing the most significant growth in high-quality scientific research publications over the past four years.</p> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:05:49 +0000 webfull 120084 at /channels /channels/event/natures-chorus-frog-calls-and-bird-songs-700-254037 <h3>Mini-Science - The Science of Music</h3> <p>Une perspective scientifique sur la musique, de son effet sur le cerveau Ă  ses influences microbiennes.</p> <p>Ces confĂ©rences sont prononcĂ©es en anglais.</p> Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:44:08 +0000 webfull 111223 at /channels /channels/news/why-bar-needs-be-raised-human-clinical-trials-265437 <p>Standards for authorizing first-time trials of drugs in humans are lax, and should be strengthened in several ways, ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą researchers argue in a paper published today in <em>Nature</em>.</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:02:51 +0000 webfull 124501 at /channels /channels/event/natures-chorus-frog-calls-and-bird-songs-600-254038 <h3>Mini-Science - The Science of Music</h3> <p>Une perspective scientifique sur la musique, de son effet sur le cerveau Ă  ses influences microbiennes.</p> <p>Ces confĂ©rences sont prononcĂ©es en anglais.</p> Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:45:02 +0000 webfull 111224 at /channels