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October 3, 2024

Carleton Butterfly Show Celebrates a Quarter Century of Natural Wonder

The butterfly effect is a phenomenon whereby a small action has a profound impact on a large, complex system. Such as that fateful day back in 1998 when Carleton University greenhouse manager Ed Bruggink and... More

September 26, 2024

Race Against Time: Protecting Ontario’s Endangered Turtles

Slow and steady wins the race, according to The Tortoise and the Hare, but time might be running out for some of Ontario's turtle populations. The province is home to eight species of turtles –... More

July 24, 2024

Freshwater Bounty: The Hidden Richness of Habitat Close to Home

On a scorching mid-July afternoon, Carleton University biology professor Dalal Hanna and master’s student Felix Chan roll up their pants and step into the shallow, clear flow of Shield’s Creek, a narrow tree-shrouded stream cutting... More

May 22, 2024

Crickets in Space: Investigating Insects as Food for Space Travel

A Carleton University research team is exploring the suitability of crickets as a food source in space.

October 25, 2023

Decoding Whale Communication with AI: What Whales are Saying & What They Can Teach Us

Shane Gero, a scientist-in-residence at Carleton University, is using AI to decode whale communication.

January 10, 2023

Piecing Together the Conservation Puzzle: Carleton Partners with Nature Conservancy of Canada to Create High-Tech...

Piecing Together the Conservation Puzzle: Carleton Partners with Nature Conservancy of Canada to Create High-Tech Land Management Tool

Protecting Canada's natural places is an important front in the fight against climate change. Conservation work in forests helps remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere, while keeping wetlands intact can mitigate flooding and drought. Moreover,... More

December 15, 2022

The Hidden World Inside Our Homes: Researcher Explores the Role of Fungi in Many Realms,...

The Hidden World Inside Our Homes: Researcher Explores the Role of Fungi in Many Realms, Including the Built Environment

When Keith Seifert walks into a house, he has a hard time stopping himself from looking — and sniffing — around for interesting fungi. "If there's mould in a building, the first thing anybody is going... More

June 14, 2022

Protecting Urban Trees: Carleton Research Aims to Minimize the Threat of Invasive Insects in a...

Protecting Urban Trees: Carleton Research Aims to Minimize the Threat of Invasive Insects in a Changing Climate

When a "derecho" storm pummelled the Ottawa area with winds reaching 190 km/h on May 21, trees falling onto power lines was the main reason 180,000 hydro customers lost electricity. Urban trees play many significant... More

May 3, 2022

Edible Insects: Why Cricket Protein Could be a Game-Changer

Matt Muzzatti, a Carleton PhD student and biologist, is exploring the mass rearing of crickets as an alternative food source.

March 15, 2022

New Research Suggests Link Between Contaminants and Diabetes: Chemicals found in clothing, cookware, furniture &...

New Research Suggests Link Between Contaminants and Diabetes: Chemicals found in clothing, cookware, furniture & pesticides among the reasons

Jenny Bruin is investigating which contaminants are behind the increase in both types of diabetes and is also part of a major project that’s developing insulin-secreting beta cells in a lab that can be transplanted... More

December 7, 2021

Exposing the Hidden World of Turtle Mating Behaviour

If someone made a sex tape featuring turtles, would anyone watch? Turns out the answer is yes. Carleton Biology instructor and researcher Grégory Bulté has watched hours of video of turtle mating behaviour—all in the... More

November 8, 2021

Grad Stories 2021: Finding a True Passion for Insects

About 10 years ago, Serita Fudlosid set foot on the Carleton University campus for the first time to study Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. However, things did not go exactly according to Fudlosid’s plan—she began to... More