Feature
Neither individual actions nor general goodwill can protect and restore the land we rely on. But expanding our perspectives and adopting systems thinking just might.
Tiny
Ice that’s tens of thousands of years old helps us study the past and peer into the future
Continuing Education
I grill it, flip it and serve it, all to perfection. But my reasons for not eating it are less global change and more personal challenge
Just For Fun
If you love lifelong learning, and love (or loathe) insects, read on
Just For Fun
If there were a dating site for bugs, what would it look like?
Just For Fun
Newest MOOC highlights essential role of world's peaks
News
A land trust has been approved to provide long-term revenue for the university
Environment
U of A weather expert Gerhard Reuter answers the question what is a Frankenstorm
Profile
An alumnus leaves his alma mater's mark at the North Pole during a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Just for Fun
John Acorn, a.k.a. the Nature Nut, shares tips to embrace the great outdoors this summer
Continuing Education
A taste for the red stuff has created surprising similarities across species — and across research interests
Living
It’s winter. It’s supposed to be cold, and I’ve finally learned to like it
Walking Together
The land and all its beings are central to Indigenous beliefs
Discovery
U of A research is always garnering media attention. Here's the lowdown on what's been causing a buzz.
Environment
Over the last two million years, most of Canada has been covered and uncovered by glaciers. Now these glacial ice cores reside in a state-of-the-art lab at the U of A
Discovery
Fifty-five composers turn sounds captured from Earth's magnetosphere into music
Discovery
Curiosity-driven research on Arctic mosses turns up unexpected findings and makes Catherine La Farge a rock star in the botany world.
Discovery
Research expert Andre Martel shares his fascination with the tastiest of bivalves...mussels.
Did You Know
From bees to bats, pollinators are key to a stable food supply
Feature
Today’s challenges and how we address them will shape the way we live
Thesis
What happens when the idea of “us” grows, allowing it to encompass a little more than it did before?
Environment
Continuing Education
A course in Swaziland offers MD student a new world perspective
Environment
Ross Lockwood spent his summer vacation on Mars... or at least a simulation of Mars on the slopes of a volcano
Discovery
One U of A researcher argues that genes are followers, not leaders, when it comes to evolution
Environment
Canadian Mountain Studies Initiative brings together scholars attempting to understand mountains in a global context