In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how blue roofs work and examine the scourge of airborne microplastics.

Canada has never had a hard time setting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge has been to actually meet those...

Ted White, a musician from Liverpool, England, has captured sounds of nature on all seven continents. In celebration of Earth Day, he recorded music inspired by his travels and incorporated the sounds to create seven albums, each dedicated to a different...

At an international climate summit convened by U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday that Canada would aggressively curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next...

NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the U.S. space agency said on...

Saying the United States and other big economies "have to get this done," U.S. President Joe Biden opened a global climate summit Thursday aimed at getting world leaders to dig deeper on emissions cuts. The United States pledged to cut in half the amount of climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes it is pumping...

A group of activists say they have no intention of ending their anti-logging blockades on Vancouver Island, despite a court injunction and opposition from the political leadership of the Pacheedaht First...

Canada's past climate promises have been a flop. Could this time be different? The U.S. is hosting a climate summit in a rapidly altering world, riven by geopolitical tension, changing technology, and a warming planet. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used it to set a new target of 40-45 per cent emissions...

The fight to phase out smoking was a public policy success, and two government actions in particular are worth emulating when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, writes Eric...

Within two weeks, tree planters from Quebec and Ontario are expected to arrive in B.C. to help in a major provincial reforestation...

Rocket launches are a breathtaking culmination of human ingenuity as they propel us into the future, but there is a growing concern that not enough research has been done on their effect on the...

Stung by the federal government’s decision to ban the export of state-of-the-art Canadian drone optics and targeting systems to Turkey, the country’s largest drone producer says Turkish arms manufacturers have developed their own technology and no longer need the Canadian...

The Trudeau government is expected to announce a new target for greenhouse gas emissions — at least a 40 per cent reduction from 2005 levels by...

Wildlife officials in Ontario are looking to create a wild pig strategy to deal with a potential porcine invasion before it's too...

In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the wild in decades — a plant they say may help secure the future of this valuable commodity that has been imperiled by climate...

A legal battle that has pitted Canada's largest private ranch against a small recreation club in British Columbia has exposed the gaps in provincial legislation when it comes to access to public lands, say...

Most people in Canada recognize one of the country's most common birds, the Canada jay, or grey jay. Naturalist Brian Keating delves into the question of why we aren't seeing as...

A day after a software error wiped out wireless services for thousands of Rogers customers across Canada for most of the day, consumers, telecom executives and critical public services still have questions about what exactly happened and how it can be avoided in the...

Entymologists are bracing for a big event in the bug world, as a massive swarm of cicadas is expected to emerge across the eastern United States after spending the past 17 years underground. 

As the world confronts a warming climate, the federal Liberals are committing billions more dollars to a variety of measures meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy and help drive a "green recovery" from the pandemic-induced economic...

A Nova Scotia company that injects carbon dioxide into concrete has taken home a multi-million-dollar grand prize in a global competition aimed at tackling climate...

Rogers says some wireless customers Canada-wide are experiencing intermittent service interruptions for both voice and data...

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity has achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another...

Researchers have said there can significant benefits from online medical visits or telephone appointments for patients, as they reduce costs, travel time and can be quicker than in-person visits. Now some medical staff in B.C. and N.S. are looking at the environmental benefits of virtual...