1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (458+ words) Summer is fieldwork time for many scientists. We talk to researchers who have been busy hiking on fresh lava, capturing thousands of ticks, shooing away moose from their study sites, and even spelunking for Neanderthals — all in the ever-important quest…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1652+ words) Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Hi, it’s Bridget! As soon as I came across Urban Future Walks, I knew I wanted to write about…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago   (1521+ words) Linda Marion says her mother’s dying wish in 2014 was for her neighbourhood — located steps away from the now-infamous copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — to have sidewalks, grass and trees. The beautification finally happened in 2021-22. One year later, the Quebec government…...

4+ day, 7+ min ago   (704+ words) Sitting at a table in the Hare Bay town hall, Mayor Dean Wells points to a map of his community with coloured dots marking extreme weather damage points. “I'm very concerned about our town. The cost of dealing with all…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (621+ words) Houseboats are an iconic part of the Yellowknife landscape. But for the last few years, one has been slowly slipping under the surface of Great Slave Lake. Big Blue, as it’s known, has recently been flashing its undercarriage like a…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (835+ words) The rhythmic clatter of a mill fills the air inside Lesley Armstrong’s studio space on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. At a motorized Hattersley loom made in the 1940s, Armstrong watches closely as the machine’s wooden arms whip back and forth, weaving…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (640+ words) Trapping season in the North kicks off in October when the fur is prime and the new fur has come in for a lot of fur bearing animals. Fur prices saw a surge this summer with sales almost doubling from…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (96+ words) CBC Meet the ancient giants of the Great Lakes University of Windsor biologist Trevor Pitcher introduces us to a young lake sturgeon and explains what makes these ancient fish so remarkable — and so difficult to age. Rogers Stadium seriously damaged…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) CBC Splash-free urinal earns Canadian a fun science award | The Moment Kaveeshan Thurairajah, a PhD student at the University of Waterloo, tells The National about the moment his research team developed a splash-free urinal that won an Ig Nobel Prize,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (559+ words) Albertans purchasing new solar panels next month will face a hefty fee for recycling them. Environment Minister Grant Hunter announced Thursday a ban on landfill disposal for the panels and a $14 recycling fee per panel beginning Oct. 1. Hunter said the…...