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...

Raising chickens in the woods is being touted as a way to help improve the food security of First Nation communities by providing an alternative to dwindling supplies of traditional foods such as moose and...

Shawn Bath switched his underwater focus after experiencing an epiphany about the state of Newfoundland and Labrador's shorelines. As Andie Bulman writes, his work is the subject of a new...

Properly managed carbon offset credits can play a significant role in reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, writes Geoff...

A Kaslo, B.C., mushroom farmer has been given the green light to launch a project to cultivate oyster mushrooms on rotting logs and stumps along a popular...

A Metro Vancouver report found that, although adoption of electric vehicles is key for the region to reduce its carbon emissions, there currently isn't enough infrastructure in multi-residential buildings to support drivers to charge them at...

Coquitlam, B.C., resident Adam Dhalla, 15, is a past recipient of the American Birding Association's Young Birder of the Year award and his new game, Find the Birds, is available...

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's new climate change plan amounts to a tricky balancing act. Will it attract enough swing voters to make up for any potential losses from a voter base inclined to oppose carbon...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put spider web formations through computer algorithms, creating melodic tones, chords and dissonant...

NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the moon, picking it over Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defence contractor Dynetics...

Some telecommunications analysts and consumer advocates say the country's regional wireless and internet carriers will benefit the most from a landmark regulatory ruling Thursday by the...

Bob McDonald's blog: Powered flight on Mars could be the first step to atmospheric flight on other planets or...

Officials on both sides of the border are concerned that the run will once again fail to meet conservation and harvest...

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how scientists, environmentalists and marketers talk about climate change.

Three of the largest forestry companies operating in northwestern Ontario say an environmental group's criticisms of logging practices in Ontario and Quebec are...

The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the...

A warmer winter and pandemic public health restrictions may be contributing to more rat sightings in Nova Scotia.

One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That's how many of the fierce dinosaurs probably roamed Earth over the course of a couple million years, a new study...

Some Northern communities are looking to become more self-sufficient in food production, and a team of researchers from across the country, including P.E.I., is helping...

Mitigations and adaptations to climate change within Nunatsiavut are multiplying, but all share one element: they're being led...

Some are hailing the nascent technology as game-changing for the renewable energy sector, offering intermittent wind and solar power a consistent low-carbon backup. However, the impact of storage projects to encourage more renewables, and provide other benefits, may be limited by just how much power they can...

The government estimates methane emissions in the oil and gas sector by mostly relying on mathematical modelling based on a small number of field measurements. But researchers say the government is underestimating those emissions, and better measurement techniques are...

After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon for consumers, according to a copy of the party's climate change plan obtained by CBC...

Whale researchers and conservationists are warning boaters in the waters off Vancouver's Point Grey to slow down and give an injured humpback whale seen in the area a minimum of 100 metres...