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Geologist finds clues to ancient chemistry of deep oceans

Geologist finds clues to ancient chemistry of deep oceans

   Queen’s researchers have moved another step closer to explaining changes in the chemistry of the deep oceans – and the sudden appearance of large animal fossils – more than 500 million years ago.

Posted : Thu, Jul 24, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Discovery joins list of Canada's chemical breakthroughs

Discovery joins list of Canada's chemical breakthroughs

   Research into a "green" chemical method for separating oil and water, by chemistry researcher Philip Jessop and his research team is highlighted by the Chemical Institute of Canada as one of the top Canadian Chemical Discoveries of the past 100 years.

Posted : Mon, Jun 02, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Five profs win Queen's top research award

Five profs win Queen's top research award

   Five promising researchers, working in such diverse areas as the connection between pharmaceuticals and birth defects, the neural basis of eye movements and innovation in urban economies

Posted : Tue, Apr 15, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Dark matter research gets major funding boost

Dark matter research gets major funding boost

   A project aimed at discovering the nature of the universe has received $18 million in Ontario government funding.

Posted : Sun, Feb 10, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Biologists link locust comas with human migraine

Biologists link locust comas with human migraine

   The way locusts react to stress may provide an important clue to understanding what causes human migraines - and how to reduce their painful effects, says Queen's Biology professor Mel Robertson.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

How does your school yard measure up?

How does your school yard measure up?

   The Kingston Chapter of The Society for Conservation Biology at Queen's is offering an exciting new program to naturalize schools in the Kingston community and raise awareness about local conservation issues.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Queen's announces new Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre

Queen's announces new Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre

   The creation of a new research centre with a focus on moving society from the current fossil-fuel-based economy to the biological resources-based economy of the future was announced today.

Posted : Fri, Jan 18, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

"Time-sharing" birds key to evolutionary mystery

"Time-sharing" birds key to evolutionary mystery

   Whereas most birds are sole proprietors of their nests, some tropical species "time share" together - a discovery that helps clear up a 150-year-old evolutionary mystery, says Biology professor Vicki Friesen.

Posted : Sat, Nov 17, 2007

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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