27 August 2026 – Chloé Arson, Tomislav Friščić, Julie Lockwood, Sameer Sonkusale, Phillip Zamore and Ethan Zuckerman have been named McGill University’s inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of C...

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Scientists are uncovering the creatures that live in our rivers with techniques like electrofishing and DNA sampling. Here's what they're finding, from mottled sculpins to mayfly nymphs, and why they ...

A microscopic jellyfish that can reverse its own aging has cloned itself across the world's oceans, suggesting a single immortal creature may have been hitching rides in cargo ships for centuries.

The pipeline proposal has no business case, no market for the hypothetical oil and would leave taxpayers on the hook.

Le jeu politique auquel se prête le premier ministre Mark Carney est dangereux.

"Decades of research on invasive species have demonstrated how an organism introduced to the wrong place at the wrong time can spread uncontrollably with potentially devastating and irreversible long-...

Climate science is the anti-myth. Researchers have long noted that the human brain struggles with psychologically distant threats.

As a kid I would do his voice, put on my dad’s work shirt and host my own nature documentaries in the backyard

Join Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future, a panel discussion, February 26, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

The Broadbent Institute is thrilled to announce the shortlists for this year's Jack Layton Progress Prize and Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research. The winners will be announced at t...

Il s’agit d’une capitulation massive devant le Parti conservateur uni, accueillie comme une victoire.

Opinion: The Carney-Smith deal is a grand concession, not a grand bargain

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ list recognizes McGill’s global research influence, with Canada once again in top ten ranking Twenty-four McGill researchers have been named to the 2025 Highly Cit...

Guest post by Amy Janzwood, assistant professor of political science at McGill University and the author of "Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance."

Catherine Hallmich taps her ID card authorizing access to a secured federal office tower in downtown Montreal. She is on her way to the department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. Th...

When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don’t just think differently, they feel differently, too. That’s the finding of a McGill University study published in ...

Our mission is to provide an interdisciplinary education that empowers students with the training necessary to address complex environmental challenges. I thank our faculty, staff, and associate members for their dedication to this mission.

Jean-Philippe Martin’s journey, from a curious undergrad at McGill’s Bieler School of Environment to a key figure at Hydro-Québec, reads like a roadmap for anyone wondering how to turn environmental p...

Le Canada compterait désormais 14 « bombes carbone » sur son territoire, localisées surtout en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique.

Le rôle des grandes plateformes numériques et ceux de l’intelligence artificielle et de l’administration Trump dans la désinformation climatique étaient au cœur des inquiétudes soulevées par des scientifiques invités à une conférence organisée cette semaine par L’École d’environnement Bieler de l’Université McGill.

Pendant son allocution aux Nations unies, mardi, Donald Trump a dénoncé « l’arnaque verte » et affirmé que les prédictions de l’ONU se sont avérées « erronées ». « Elles ont été faites par des gens st...

In this “well-researched guide,” two of the world’s most respected scientists reveal the forces behind the dangerous anti-science movement—and offer...

With more than 25 years of experience working across Canada’s North, Brenda Parlee has been appointed McGill’s Bieler Chair in Northern Climate Change and Sustainability

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States. As temperatures rise, Americans, especially those who are poorer and less educated, are drinking more sugary...

Water sustains life; it is a vital resource for people, nature and our economy. It is more important now than ever that we invest in protecting our freshwater to build a cleaner, safer and sustainable...

Qui prendra enfin le taureau par les cornes? Posez la question à Stella.

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Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and ...

The Bieler School of Environment is showing up strong at convocation this year—thanks to two stellar students. Arwen Low Arwen Low, a McGill Bieler School of Environment student and now alumna took th...