Ice ages were not as dry as we thought, according to surprising new Australian cave study
Feb 08, 2024 12:27 pm UTC| Nature
During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia and North America. Many plants and animals retreated from these desolate, harsh landscapes and sought refuge in pockets of more hospitable...
Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
Jan 23, 2024 04:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the water supply. One way my fluid dynamics lab explores microplastic movement is by studying how tiny water-walking insects are pushed...
Jan 15, 2024 03:42 am UTC| Nature Business
Hydrogen will play a role in weaning us off fossil fuels. It can be used to power trains, planes and HGVs, as well as being a low-carbon alternative to coke in steelmaking and a way to warm our homes. But where will we...
Jan 11, 2024 03:31 am UTC| Economy Nature
National weather analysts released their 2023 billion-dollar disasters list on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East...
‘Legal animism’: when a river or even nature itself goes to court
Jan 11, 2024 03:27 am UTC| Nature
On 30 March 2011, a truly unprecedented event took place at a provincial court in Loja, Equator, located some 270 miles from the capital of Quito. The Vilcabamba River, a plaintiff in a trial there, convinced the tribunal...
Four good news climate stories from 2023
Jan 04, 2024 04:40 am UTC| Nature
We dont want to give you the wrong idea: things are bad. Antarctic ice sheets are melting, the fossil fuel lobby was everywhere at the COP talks, and even solutions like electric cars have their problems. And that just...
Jan 04, 2024 04:38 am UTC| Nature
Across the vast Australian continent, feral pigs, feral deer and European rabbits roam in their millions. By different names wild boar, venison and lapin these could all be served in a Michelin star restaurant. Feral...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants