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Paving paradise: putting up parking lots put bumblebees at risk in Toronto
Bees in the 6ix need more functional green space, say researchers TORONTO, March 21, 2022 – “They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.” Written and sung by Joni Mitchell in the 1970s, those lyri
April 12, 2022 | 2:35 pm
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Canada exports resource heavy goods, imports Netflix
York University’s ecological footprint data shows world’s footprint has tripled TORONTO, March 22, 2022 – The world’s ecological footprint, as measured by its use of natural resources, such as fo
April 12, 2022 | 2:35 pm
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York U scholars call for Paris Agreement-style global accord to combat the emergence of ‘superbugs’
New paper in the American Journal of Public Health says the world urgently needs a co-ordinated response to antimicrobial resistance TORONTO, March 23, 2022 — In December 2021, as the w
April 12, 2022 | 2:33 pm
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Deep cuts to greenhouse gases necessary to keep global warming to 1.5 C
TORONTO, April 4, 2022 – Deep cuts to global greenhouse gases are imperative to mitigate climate change and keep global warming to 1.5 C, says a report released today by Working Group III of the Unite
April 4, 2022 | 12:24 pm
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Fully re-opening could lead to spring resurgence of COVID-19, new modelling suggests
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 – Re-opening to pre-pandemic levels will lead to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, peaking in late March or April, new modelling research from York University has found
March 31, 2022 | 4:32 pm