Fort McKay: where Canada"s boreal forest gave way to oil sands
The acrid stench of gasoline permeates the air. And the soot coats everything in sight: the trees, the bushes, even the snow in winter. And all day long, explosions send the birds soaring to safety......»»
Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions
The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power plants and methane from oil and gas facilities......»»
Research reveals how media coverage helped successfully mitigate forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon
A new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that public outcry can lead to significant environmental action, even when public administrations are openly hostile to environmental priorities......»»
Why climate activists keep targeting art galleries despite public outcry
Two Just Stop Oil activists were recently jailed for 27 months and 20 months respectively for throwing soup at one of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings at London's National Gallery back in October 2022. Some commentators suggested these were ov.....»»
Early foster care gave poor women power, 17th-century records reveal
A rare collection of 300-year-old petitions gives voice to the forgotten women who cared for England's most vulnerable children while battling their local authorities......»»
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks—anything the ocean gave up......»»
Car falls off El Paso"s Transmountain Road. Woman dies in Red Sands ATV crash
Car falls off El Paso"s Transmountain Road. Woman dies in Red Sands ATV crash.....»»
Viewpoint: Indigenous students and faculty are on the rise, and universities have a moral obligation to support them
As we close out September, universities across Canada are well into their new year of learning. An exciting change is underway. An increasing number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis students have enrolled in post-secondary studies......»»
Study tracks traveling population wave in Canada lynx
A new study by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks's Institute of Arctic Biology provides compelling evidence that Canada lynx populations in Interior Alaska experience a "traveling population wave" affecting their reproduction, movemen.....»»
Ineos Automotive adds 4 U.S. dealerships on the coasts
With the additions, Ineos will have 22 dealerships in the U.S. and two in Canada. It also has a pair of sales and service centers with an import partner in Mexico......»»
Reading desert sands—Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project
As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like watching a movie. A story of who was there and what they were doing unfolds in front of them......»»
Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets approval from Health Canada
Following FDA approval in the United States earlier this month, Apple has now received the go-ahead from Health Canada for the Apple Watch’s sleep apnea notification feature. This means Apple is now permitted to roll out the feature to eligible App.....»»
Apple launches iPhone 16 in 21 additional countries this Friday
Apple announced the iPhone 16 earlier this year, and the new phones hit stores in more than 50 countries, including the US, Canada and Japan last Friday, September 20. Now Apple is bringing iPhone 16 to 21 additional countries starting this Friday......»»
Forest loss forces langur species to interbreed, study shows
Research shows a threatening development for two endangered primate species in Bangladesh: Phayre's langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus). In mixed groups of these two species, hybrids have been found and genet.....»»
Water flux recovers asynchronously after snow damage in subtropical forest, study shows
Forests play a crucial role in the global water cycle. However, only a few studies have investigated post-damage radiative forcing of evapotranspiration and its underlying processes in forests......»»
New hazard maps may predict rust disease in loblolly pine trees
New models developed by University of Georgia researchers may help guide the fight against rust disease, according to a new study. The paper is published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management......»»
Team is first to find invasive hydrilla plant in Canada
Hydrilla verticillate (hydrilla), one of North America's most invasive species, has been found for the first time in Canada. Dr. Rebecca Rooney, a biology professor, and members of her Waterloo Wetland Laboratory were surveying a secluded section of.....»»
Balloon mission tests quantum sensor technology
A WashU team launched the Dilution Refrigerator Transition Edge Sensor (DR-TES) mission on Sept. 24 from NASA's scientific balloon facility in Fort Sumner, N.M. The mission is testing a sophisticated cooling system and a novel gamma-ray detector arra.....»»
Eco-anxiety Q&A: How the IPCC"s vice-chair keeps her head cool on a warming planet
In the past months, the planet has experienced the hottest months of June and August, boreal summer and day on record, with a global average temperature of 17.16°C on 22 July. While many have been getting on with their lives as best as they can, the.....»»
Quito fires coming under control after choking capital
Firefighters in Ecuador's capital were battling the remnants of major forest fires on Thursday that had sent massive plumes of smoke above Quito earlier this week, amid a record drought......»»
Auto industry preps for unprecedented USMCA review as crucial elections loom
The auto industry is preparing for a first-of-its-kind review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2026, a process that could significantly impact automotive trade rules in the region......»»