Ten Most Popular Science Articles in 2007
1
Coldest, Hottest Places Depend on What's Measured
The town or city in the continental United States that can lay claim to being the hottest or coldest location hinges on how temperature is calculated.
2
Warm Climate Opens Boreal Forest to Pine Beetles
Temperatures in boreal forests extending across Canada will soon be warm enough to accommodate mountain pine beetles.
3
Wolverine Declines Continue
Wolverines have disappeared from many parts of North America over the last century, and recent research shows that some of the remaining populations continue to plummet.
4
Hundreds of New Animal Species Discovered
While using advances in technology for genetic research, scientists have unexpectedly found new species of animals.
5
Blue-stain Fungi Thrive in Jack Pine
As British Columbia’s massive mountain pine beetle infestation spreads eastwards, the question still remains as to whether the beetles can successfully invade Canada’s boreal jack pine forests.
6
Climate Shift Puzzle Solved
While looking over global weather data for the 20th century, climatologists began noticing a strange pattern.
7
Plenty of Trees Left After Pine Beetle Epidemic
Once mountain pine beetles kill off the mature lodgepole pine trees, many sites in central British Columbia should still be well-forested.
8
Moose Seek Food More Than Shelter
New research calls into question previous conclusions that moose in the Rocky Mountains need large areas of mature, closed-canopy coniferous forest to survive snowy winters.
9
Predators Decimate Vancouver Island Marmot Colonies
From field observations it appeared that Vancouver Island marmots frequently were not surviving hibernation, causing their drastic drop in numbers.
10
European Lizard Firmly Established on Vancouver Island
Common wall lizards, native to Europe, now thrive abundantly on southern Vancouver Island after a few were let loose at west Sannich in 1970.
