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Ontario’s little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020.  Animal Welfare Services issues first statement, years after launching in 2020. Ontario’s little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020. The …

A NASA spacecraft may have made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any object sent before. NASA won’t know until Dec. 27 whether probe survived. Solar probe makes closest ever approach to the sun NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to break the record for proximity to the …

Thirty-eight scientists wrote a paper arguing that researchers should abandon all attempts to create mirror life cells. But they don’t exist yet — and the fact that researchers are calling for a pause is a good sign, one expert says. 38 scientists wrote a paper arguing that researchers should abandon …

In this week’s issue of our environmental newsletter: we give you a chance to try our end-of-year climate quiz, respond to a reader email about fossil fuel ads on transit and check out a listener’s leisurely deconstruction and reconstruction project. Also: A leisurely home deconstruction and rebuild Our planet is …

Family tree enthusiasts are helping police solve decades-old homicides. And the former California district attorney who helped bring the technique to the world with the prosecution of the Golden State Killer back in 2018 says it has the potential to solve many more — as long as it’s managed appropriately.  …

Electric vehicle manufacturers are using the University of Saskatchewan’s particle accelerator to develop batteries with a lifespan pushing eight million kilometres, roughly 25 times the average life of current batteries.  New battery pushes lifespan to 8 million kilometres. Electric vehicle manufacturers are using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron in …

Tariffs are a hot topic these days. But could they help cool the planet? Many countries are discussing carbon tariffs or carbon border adjustments as a way to protect their competitiveness while fighting climate change. Here’s a closer look.  EU, U.K. set to tax imports that generate large carbon emissions, …

In just the past 10 years, cities around the world, including in Canada, have lost weeks’ worth of winter ski, skate and snow days each year due to climate change. They’ve been replaced by dozens of days of rain, melt and mud, a new analysis finds. Days above 0 C …

Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn’t like most people. New research sheds light on trade between Belgium and Africa 500 years ago. Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa …

New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in North America during the Ice Age suggests they were skilled hunters with meaty, mammoth appetites. Study gleaned evidence from bones of Clovis child, Alberta fossil record. New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in …