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The Polar Code for navigating in ice

Navigation in ice poses many risks not only for the safety of the crew and cargo, but also for polar ecosystems. However, before 2017, there were no international regulations for navigation in ice-covered waters. In 2017, the Polar Code partially filled this gap. States must therefore incorporate this Code into their own legislation...
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INQ Northern Day - It's time to register!

The registration period for the INQ's Northern Day has begun. The event will take place on May 10 at the Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City. On the program: a round table on the sustainable health of northern populations, enlightening discussions on the management and conservation of caribou and the grand return of our science popularization contest My Northern Project.
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An unsuspected network of underground exchanges

The subsoil of the forest is much more than a carpet of dead leaves and humus. Beneath the surface, sugars, mineral elements and hormones circulate in a double network of fused roots and ectomycorrhizae, as revealed by the work of Annie DesRochers, a professor at the Institut de recherche sur les forêts of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.