Five McMaster University researchers from four faculties have been named Canada Research Chairs as part of a national strategy to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers.
Peatlands safely store hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of humanity’s toxic legacy, but climate change and physical disturbances are putting these pollution vaults, and us, at risk.
Human actions are turning climate-friendly peatlands into liabilities, with potentially devastating consequences, researchers warn.