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For the first time, the Canadian government has conducted a rapid analysis of a period of extreme heat and determined its connection to human-caused climate change. Federal government begins conducting rapid attribution studies to better understand extreme weather. For the first time, the Canadian government has conducted a rapid analysis …

For the first time, the Canadian government has conducted a rapid analysis of a period of extreme heat and determined its connection to human-caused climate change. Federal government begins conducting rapid attribution studies to better understand extreme weather. For the first time, the Canadian government has conducted a rapid analysis …

With a little help from the warming Gulf Stream, Nova Scotia beachgoers are encountering a strange creature with a balloon-like body whose sting packs a bigger punch than that of jellyfish. Sting of Portuguese man-of-war packs a bigger punch than that of jellyfish. With a little help from the warming …

A team of archaeologists is searching near Prince Albert, Sask., for clues as to exactly when Indigenous people arrived in the area nearly 10,000 years ago. They’re working at one of the oldest and best-preserved sites on the western Prairies. Location near Prince Albert offers clues to when Indigenous people …

A team of McMaster University students in Hamilton is eagerly preparing for an expedition to Iceland, where they’ll camp out by a series of underground lava tubes they plan to map with a drone.  McMaster research team’s working on finding solution to explore subterranean caves. A team of McMaster University …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at places using goats to mow invasive weeds, compare Canadians’ thoughts on climate policies to the rest of the world and check out a climate update to a popular board game. Also: Canadians vs. the world on climate policies. Our …

The process will be gradual as the Hamilton post-secondary institution has to first find ways to reduce the demand for parking. It will gradually allow 1,300 parking spots to be reclaimed by nature as part of a new master plan. Decades ago, McMaster University paved paradise and put up a …

Animal rights advocates who followed four recent shipments of live horses for slaughter from Canada to Japan are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to stop the exports until exporters comply with regulations that say the animals can’t go more than 28 hours without food, water and rest. Most …

The same warm ocean temperatures that are supercharging storms in the Atlantic Ocean are also wreaking havoc on coral reefs, which help protect coastlines against the powerful waves caused by hurricanes and tropical storms.  ‘Nature’s sea walls’ help protect vulnerable coastlines against erosion, flooding. The hurricane season is off to …

A PhD researcher is in Newfoundland again this summer to help solve the mystery of snakes on the island, even though many people still don’t believe the non-native species is here.  If you’re squeamish about snakes, this is a bad news story. If you catch a glimpse of something long …