Research highlights | Jun 3, 2022
While we are always balancing the benefits and conveniences that automobiles afford us with the potential impacts on the environment, it seems as though there was one effect—from a chemical we didn’t even know existed—of which we had not even been unaware.
Research highlights | Apr 12, 2022
What do you do when you want to incorporate new instruments and need to maintain the integrity of a dataset of over 50 years?
Research highlights | Feb 14, 2022
Everything you ever wanted to know about burbot.
And more…
Research highlights | Jul 21, 2021
In this episode of the Down to Earth podcast, we want to introduce you to the African Great Lakes and explain why they matter to so many people—and why they may be more familiar than you think.
Research highlights | Mar 10, 2021
As COVID-19 measures have taken their toll on populations, we are seeing prescriptions for antidepressants growing.
We explore what toll that may take on the environment, and what we are doing to learn more.
Research highlights | Feb 16, 2021
Sometimes we make discoveries we aren’t even looking for at IISD-ELA.
Discover what we have learned from ‘by-catch’ reptiles and amphibians.
Research highlights | Aug 31, 2020
We built a whole new stream from scratch.
Discover what it looks like and who lives there now after just five short years.
Research highlights | Aug 7, 2020
You might be surprised to learn that estrogens—like the ones used in birth control pills—could be found in your local river or lake.
And that’s likely bad news for those creatures that live within, including leeches.
This is what researchers at IISD-ELA have discovered.
Research highlights | Aug 7, 2020
As part of the changes to our daily life brought about by COVID-19, Canadians’ reliance on certain types of single-use plastics has increased.
We explore that impact on fresh water, and explain what we need to do about it.
Research highlights | Jul 23, 2020
With approximately 840,000 km of oil and gas pipelines in Canada and 3.9 million km in the United States, we can always learn more about what occurs should one of those pipelines or railcars leak into nearby freshwater lakes.
This is what researchers at IISD-ELA have discovered so far.
