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Researchers used brain-monitoring technology to show that a 40-minute walk in nature helped people recover from a demanding mental task, and restored the ability to focus.  Participants who walked in nature showed better executive control or roughly the ability to focus on a task. A walk in nature really is …

NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail.  ‘Pace’ is short for plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem. NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite …

New technology is allowing detectives to take DNA evidence from old cases and search for family ties online. But testing that DNA, devoting officers to the case and hiring genealogists to look for clues costs money and not all police forces have the funding.  Toronto Police have solved 21 cases …

Loggerhead sea turtles are typically seen in subtropical and temperate seas, and the rescued turtle is only the second ever seen in B.C. waters. It is now recovering in the care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society.  The loggerhead turtle usually spends time in warmer waters. Lost and …

As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, scientists are exploring how to better communicate their force to the public — including adding an extra category to reflect their power.  With storms growing more powerful, researchers say we’re underestimating the risk. As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, scientists are exploring how to …

School boards across the province are bracing for the total solar eclipse that will grace Canadian skies in early April. Several school boards are considering closing while others argue it could be a learning opportunity for students.  School board can’t guarantee ‘5-year-old won’t take off their glasses.’ Over 60 years …

Forests of giant, scaly-stemmed club mosses once rose from ancient swamps in Atlantic Canada. But fossils found in a New Brunswick quarry show some trees that grew among them were even stranger — more like the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss books than any tree that exists today. Before age …

New discovery of human bones suggest that Homo sapiens were living side by side with Neanderthals in Northern Germany, 46,000 years ago. Another discovery of a stone-age ropemaking tools is shedding light on the inventive nature of these ancient humans. Ancient human bones and a stone-age ropemaking tool are re-writing …

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to astound astronomers. A recently released gallery of galaxies shows stunning details of 19 nearby spiral galaxies that are similar to our own Milky Way. We can’t take a galaxy selfie, so scientists look to other galaxies to better understand our own. The James …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the efficacy of carbon removal and examine the pros and cons of AI as a climate solution. Also: Do we need another giant cruise ship? Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of …