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​​​​​​​uOttawa study reveals novel mechanism that allows these mammals to save energy and survive in hypoxia, providing clues for humans

A team of researchers publish a new study exploring the cause of the Late Ordovician mass extinction

University of Ottawa researchers believe zebrafish may provide clues to understanding how the human nervous system develops since this fish experiences new movements similarly to how babies do after birth.

uOttawa student travelled 20,000 kilometres collecting milkweed, creating isotope analysis of monarch butterflies’ annual migration journey, hoping to identify factors behind this threatened insect’s decline

uOttawa Faculty of Science professor co-leads study, leads modeling effort on international project retracing lifetime of prehistoric animal

This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with a male European Common Blue (or Polyommatus icarus), a newly introduced species in Canada.

Newly published results highlight that many First Nations want access to traditional foods and environmental factors impact access to food and clean water

The concept of “spaceplate” is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper thin cameras, telescopes

An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano

Did you know there’s a little bit of uOttawa inside COVID-19 test kits used worldwide?