Did you know that Canada is home to potentially active volcanoes? In the shadow of these seemingly sleeping giants lie powerful reminders of Canada’s volcanic past and important insights into possible future eruptions.
There seems to be a lot of excitement about natural hydrogen lately. But why is the level of interest peaking now? Could it be part of the solution to the climate crisis? Is it the environmentally friendly game changer everyone is looking for? Or not? To answer those questions and more, we reached out to one of our hydrogen experts, as well as a scientist from the University of Toronto.
The hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive insect that attacks and kills hemlock trees by feeding on its fluids. Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Invasive Species Centre have a community science monitoring program that aims to look for where hemlock woolly adelgid may be. Forest health biologist Victoria Derry explains how to set up the hemlock woolly adelgid detection kit.
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) scientists literally have their hands full as they search all corners of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) to learn more about the beetles crawling through its forests.
There’s nothing quite like a Canadian winter. Majestic scenery, fun outdoor activities, and brutally cold days that cause your heating bill to skyrocket. Scientists and engineers at Natural Resources Canada believe a promising technology can help reduce your energy consumption, the heat pump. What are heat pumps? How do they work? Why is everyone talking about them? Are they right for you? Listen to find out.
Geologists from Natural Resources Canada head to northern Labrador to map the surficial geology impacted by the last ice age. Join Roger Paulen, Pierre-Marc Godbout and Jessey Rice as they use their detective skills to map the former paths of these once great ice sheets.
