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I listened to an episode of the podcast Ologies on Eco-odorology or science sniffing dogs, and became interested in learning more. They do touch on some of this in the podcast as well if you’re interested in this topic. I was curious about the actual success compared to other methods and the breeds used. The … Continue reading
Systems thinking is a way of looking at things that recognizes the importance of interactions between parts. It is often contrasted with reductionism where the assumption is if we learn about the parts we can put the parts together to understand the whole. The study I found today is a clear example of why we … Continue reading
I’m really interested in the efficacy of traditional land and population management. There is quite a bit of evidence that First Nations and Indigenous communities have engaged in land and species management for centuries. This was actively prevented during colonization. As a result, declining population numbers and biodiversity arise from a combination of factors including … Continue reading
When I used to teach invertebrate zoology, I found a surprising number of studies where they exposed different invertebrates to different drugs. My favourite was the spiders on drugs. You can search it and find images of the webs they built after exposure to different drugs. Today, an article popped up about oyster larvae and … Continue reading
I can’t not post something given the announcement from the US president yesterday. But I also don’t need to write anything new. There are an abundance of good news articles out already in response to the unfounded claim that taking Tylenol while pregnant can result in a child developing Autism Spectrum Disorder. Here are a … Continue reading
I’m doing some rethinking of my blog at the moment. I enjoy the sustainability posts but I do miss my other science posts. Thinking about ways to do both and not overload myself. So today I’m going to post about walking. Specifically, walking after eating. If your feed is anything like mine, you’ve been seeing … Continue reading
There is a move towards more corporate reporting of sustainability targets, but what they report is generally limited. Greenhouse gas emissions and energy use are the most common. Sometimes there are also references to sustainably sourced materials such as palm oil, cocoa, or cotton. There are many areas that impact ecosystem health that companies impact … Continue reading
After a summer hiatus, I’m back and looking into the research, starting with beavers. Beavers have long been fascinating to me. Their ability to change the landscape is incredible. Earlier this year, there were news stories about beavers in the Czech Republic who stepped in while the authorities argued. There had been a plan to … Continue reading
I admit, I’m the person who wonders why we don’t put solar panels on school roofs and over parking lots. It seems like these would be prime places. I have thought less about mixing solar panels and agriculture, mostly because agriculture is not my area of expertise. However, some research by Sturchio and Knapp (2025) shows that … Continue reading
Wildfires are growing in size and intensity with climate change. Clearly the smoke from these fires has direct health consequences; however, some recent research shows that the concern goes beyond the smoke itself. Kelesidis and colleagues (2025) studied the impact of the 2023 Canadian wildfires on New York. They found that there were the expected … Continue reading
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