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Get a load of this: NASA to test laundry detergent made for space
How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don't. Instead, astronauts throw away tons of dirty clothes every year. NASA wants to change that, so they're teaming up with Proctor & Gamble Co. to figure out how to clean clothes in...
Most provinces didn't come close to meeting 2020 conservation targets, report says
Quebec and the federal government are the only jurisdictions to come close to meeting Canada's 10-year-old international promise to conserve 17 per cent of its land mass by 2020, a report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society...
Salmon Cove wants answers on water discolouration, dead fish in river and ponds
The Town of Salmon Cove is telling people to stay out of the water, from Forest Pond to a popular nearby beach, until it gets answers about the discolouration of its...
UNESCO says industry, poor governance 'likely' endanger Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park
Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance that it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger, UNESCO says in a draft...
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger,' UN says, upsetting Australia
The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are "in danger," a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from Australia, which called the recommendation politically...
Saskatoon beaver steals Canadian flag, makes dinner out of flag pole
A Saskatchewan photographer captured a one-year-old beaver stealing a Canadian flag on the Meewasin Trail in Saskatoon. The flag was returned, but the flagpole was turned into...
Researchers investigate the possible environmental cost of sunscreen
Researchers scattered around the world are trying to piece together how some components of sunscreen could be harming coral reefs and...
Biologist estimates helium balloons are ending up in Great Lakes by the hundreds of thousands
An Ontario biologist estimates as many as 960,000 plastic helium balloons may end up in Lake Erie every year, based on a nearly two-week cleanup effort across seven kilometres of beach. She hopes sharing her work will help people understand the environmental consequences of releasing...
Solstice frost breaks 10 cold weather records across Saskatchewan
The cold weather on the summer solstice may have provided difficulties for people growing produce.