/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8796/all en /newsroom/channels/news/borrowing-leaf-biology-preserve-threatened-languages-283334 <p>One of the world’s 7,000 languages vanishes every other week, and half – including scores of indigenous North American languages -- might not survive the 21st century, experts say. To preserve as much linguistic diversity as possible in the face of this threat, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University scientists are proposing to borrow a leaf from conservation biology.</p> Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:53:52 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32765 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/statistical-tool-reveals-climate-change-impacts-plants-282453 <p>Early flowering, early fruiting: Anecdotal evidence of climate change is popping up as quickly as spring crocuses, but is it coincidence or confirmation that plants’ timing is shifting in response to warming temperatures?</p> Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:08:05 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32639 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mammals-spiny-plants-and-savanna-story-262558 <p><strong><em>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>The evolution and distribution of spiny plants holds clue to spread of African savanna</em></p> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:25:18 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26130 at /newsroom