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Eastern Caribbean on alert due to rare volcanic activity
Volcanoes that have been quiet for decades are rumbling to life in the eastern Caribbean, prompting officials to issue alerts in Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as scientists rush in to study activity they say hasn't been observed in...
Remains of ice age woolly rhinoceros found in melting Siberian permafrost
A well-preserved ice age woolly rhinoceros with many of its internal organs still intact and believed to be between 20,000 to 50,000 years old has been recovered in melting permafrost in Russia's extreme...
TUESDAY 29. DECEMBER 2020
7 reported dead after strong earthquake hits central Croatia
A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into rubble-covered streets in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said at least seven people were killed and dozens were...
How daily work is changing on P.E.I. as wind and temperature patterns shift
If you want to learn how climate change has already begun to affect daily life on P.E.I., talk to someone who works...
MONDAY 28. DECEMBER 2020
Fast-food eatery discovered at Pompeii helps reveal favourite dishes of ancient Roman citizens
A fast-food eatery at Pompeii has been excavated, helping reveal dishes that were popular for the citizens of the ancient Roman city who were partial to eating...
SUNDAY 27. DECEMBER 2020
Researchers map DNA from ice-age wolves in bid to trace origin of dogs
Researchers are mapping the DNA of wolves from the ice age in a bid to pinpoint the origin of the world's first...
THURSDAY 24. DECEMBER 2020
How to make technology greener? Make it easier to repair, advocates say
Many of us are frustrated by how soon new high-tech devices like smartphones break or just don’t work well anymore, forcing us to replace them — a concept often called “planned obsolescence.” That cycle is also unsustainable, given the limited resources on Earth, advocates say. Here’s a closer look at the problem and how to fix...
Prairie farmers using high-end Wagyu genetics to create 'snow beef'
Benbie Holsteins in south-central Saskatchewan milks 150 Holsteins every day, but the dairy farm does not need all of its heifer calves for milking, so the remainder are used for something very different: snow...
WEDNESDAY 23. DECEMBER 2020
Slowing down big ships not enough to protect right whales from fatal strikes: study
Current speed restrictions for ships moving through Canadian waters will not prevent North Atlantic right whales from being killed if struck, according to new research that also determined smaller vessels are capable of deadly...
Warmer winters causing more ice-free lakes in Northern Hemisphere, study finds
Climate change is having a widespread effect on lakes across the Northern Hemisphere, a new study has found, and it has widespread impacts, including affecting water...
TUESDAY 22. DECEMBER 2020
Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology, sources say
Apple Inc. is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told...
Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, causing massive steam cloud
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island roared back to life Sunday night, and the eruption continued throughout Monday, as lava shooting into the air boiled away water in the summit's crater...
Plastics are — by far — the main source of litter on N.L.'s beaches, audit finds
A new report on 30 beaches around Newfoundland and Labrador has quantified the garbage on the province's shores. The results are not surprising to one...
MONDAY 21. DECEMBER 2020
Ottawa submits progress report on protecting Wood Buffalo National Park, promises another $59M
The federal government has submitted a report to UNESCO, outlining how much progress it's made on a 2019 action plan to protect Wood Buffalo National Park, a world heritage...
Mixing reality and fantasy, virtual influencers thrive amid the pandemic
Virtual influencers can appear cartoonishly fake or strikingly true to life, but always engaging to their audience. For advertisers, it’s proven a tantalizing combination. And amid a pandemic, virtual influencers have been increasingly hard to cast aside as a...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada worries tuna quota set too high
ICCAT, the international body that governs tuna fishing, has set the quota for the bluefin tuna catch in the western Atlantic too high, says Fisheries and Oceans...
B.C. lacks plans for rising seas and flooding, coastal adaptation researcher says
Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn't start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms surge due to climate change, says a researcher at...
Look for the 'Christmas star' in Canadian skies tonight as Jupiter and Saturn converge
A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual as what's been dubbed the "Christmas star" is set to appear over Canada on Monday evening, brighter than it's been in nearly eight...
'Kind of incredible': Researchers reveal details of mummified ice age wolf pup found in Yukon
A perfectly preserved ancient wolf pup found in Yukon in 2016 was likely seven weeks old when it died in its den 57,000 years ago and ate fish for its last meal, scientists who studied the rare find said as they shared some of their findings for the first...
SUNDAY 20. DECEMBER 2020
Genetically engineered trees could help fight climate change — here's how
While there is controversy over genetic engineering, some scientists say it could also help fight climate change by creating trees that grow bigger, faster and would be better at pulling carbon from the...
FRIDAY 18. DECEMBER 2020
COVID-19 in 2020 showed science and society in action
Bob McDonald's blog: The pandemic gave rise to unprecedented global scientific cooperation to combat the greatest health threat of our lives. Here's a look back at how it all...
Federal government backs development of mini nuclear reactors with new action plan
Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada's climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said on...
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine as wolf control
Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou...
'2 lost decades': How some experts view last 20 years of Canadian climate policy
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look back at 20 years of climate policy in Canada and talk to the country's climate minister, Jonathan Wilkinson.
THURSDAY 17. DECEMBER 2020
Researchers seek cause of massive B.C. rockslide that carved a new canyon
A research team is flying up to the source of a massive landslide that ripped through a valley on B.C.'s Central coast in late November, in an attempt to pinpoint a...