Energy & Sustainability

A team of researchers at McMaster University have produced a new plant-based, edible scaffold for cultivated meat that is mechanically stable enough to support cell growth and could be the key to unlocking a more sustainable future for food production.

For over twenty years, Altaf Arain has been researching how forests and agricultural crops can act as carbon sinks and mitigate the effects of climate change. His team’s work has been used to inform Canada’s climate policy and guided hundreds of researchers worldwide.

As Canada develops new nuclear projects, some might worry that hotter weather could undermine nuclear reliability. However, France’s experience this summer suggests otherwise, write experts Michael Tadrous and Goran Calic.

The findings highlight the vulnerability of Canada’s soil carbon stores to intensifying wildfires.  

Given the scale and speed of stream acidification, and the immediate risk to water and food security, it’s essential to work closely with local communities to identify research priorities, write Elliot Skierszkan and Andras Szeitz.

The U21 School for Sustainable Policy Leadership brought international postgraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds to McMaster for an immersive experience focused on sustainability, leadership and policy innovation.

Engineering postdoc Navid Noor has discovered a way to convert wastewater nitrates to ammonia, one of the world’s most important chemical compounds.

Gajendran Raveendranathan, Drew Higgins, Ryan Wylie and François Neville are all highly impactful researchers who have made tremendous contributions to teaching and service. 

Scientific and engineering breakthroughs are making it possible to produce ammonia from pollution rather than fossil fuels, write Navid Noor and Drew Higgins.

A showcase of the students, staff and faculty at McMaster who enrich our community with diverse perspectives and Ways of Knowing.

Veenstra's storymap used interactive maps, video, photos and text to tell the story of humpback whales' annual 8,000 km migration between Australia to Antarctica.

Snow that builds up on wildfire-charred ground has a cooling effect that can offset emissions, but climate change is shrinking the snow cover, research shows.