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Over 600 tonnes of spilled oil collected from Brazil's northeastern coast
Brazil has collected more than 600 tonnes of oil from its northeastern beaches since Sept. 12, the country's government said. That's more than double an estimate of oil and sand collected by state-run oil company...
'Utterly fearless': Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg braved a blizzard on a snow-covered glacier in Jasper National Park to learn from the scientists who study the...
Zero-emissions deliveries: Getting the goods with less enviro-guilt
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the growing interest in zero-emissions delivery vehicles, how much power the sun actually produces and why Andrew Scheer might have benefited from a better climate...
'Everything is interrelated:' Scientists write family tree for tree of life
Scientists have written the family tree for the tree of...
Sea urchin explosion decimates kelp forests off Pacific coast
Similar to what has happened in B.C., tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins have chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests in California. Now they're spreading north to Oregon, causing other critical species to starve to...
Weak profit, revenue, overshadow Twitter user growth
Disappointing third-quarter profit and revenue at Twitter overshadowed strong user growth, sending shares of the social media company plummeting 16 per cent before the opening...
Trail cams capture northwestern Ontario elk living west of Fort Frances
Elk that were reintroduced in the Lake of the Woods area over two decades ago have found a home closer to the Rainy River area, Patrick Hyatt, of Barwick, said he has been getting incredible pictures of elk on his trail cameras that are located north of...
2 phones, 1 number: How a mix-up between carriers affected 2 strangers' lives
Two strangers feel their privacy was breached after a mix-up between two telecommunications companies gave them the same phone...
Why Big Oil faces court cases that echo the litigation against Big Tobacco in the '90s
How much did the oil industry know about the impact of fossil fuel emissions on the climate? When did they know it? And what did they do with that knowledge? Those are the central questions in a series of court cases attempting to hold companies accountable for their role in climate...
Under the skin exhibit goes beyond people into animal kingdom
Not satisfied with merely pulling the skin back on humans, an exhibit opening in Calgary’s Telus Spark this week is going into the wild, to bring viewers a perspective of animals they probably won’t find anywhere...