seabirds /newsroom/taxonomy/term/16233/all en Microplastics are harming gut health /newsroom/channels/news/microplastics-are-harming-gut-health-348329 <p>Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution – from the Earth’s deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 16:15:24 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 300195 at /newsroom Arctic seabirds are less heat tolerant, more vulnerable to climate change /newsroom/channels/news/arctic-seabirds-are-less-heat-tolerant-more-vulnerable-climate-change-331800 <p>The Arctic is warming at approximately twice the global rate. A new study led by researchers from ƽ岻 finds that cold-adapted Arctic species, like the thick-billed murre, are especially vulnerable to heat stress caused by climate change.</p> <p>“We discovered that murres have the lowest cooling efficiency ever reported in birds, which means they have an extremely poor ability to dissipate or lose heat,” says lead author Emily Choy, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Natural Resource Sciences Department at ƽ岻.</p> Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:42:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269913 at /newsroom