by Matt Horwood | Dec 16, 2017
Tomatoes in the Territories? The potential impacts of climate change on agriculture in Canada's north By Matt Horwood It is late November in 2087, and the harvest season is drawing to a close for backyard gardeners and commercial farm operators alike. This year’s...
by Cassandra Plourde | Dec 14, 2017
Dirty secrets: The battle to label harmful chemicals in household cleaning products By Cassandra Plourde [Photo © Cassandra Plourde] Have you ever wondered what ingredients are in your household cleaning products? Take a moment and pick up the nearest cleaning product...
by Alicia Wachon | Dec 13, 2017
Cleaning up the scraps: What can improve Ontario's waste diversion rates? With space at a premium, Ottawa is among the municipalities that must urgently cut down on waste flowing into local landfills. By Alicia Wachon There’s a mountain looming over the...
by Nadiah Sakurai | Dec 7, 2017
The grazer effect By Nadiah Sakurai [Photo © Rebecca Kordas] In 2011, scientists at the University of British Columbia fastened four different groups of steel metal plates to a section of shoreline near Vancouver where tidal waters washes over them and receded...
by Max Nease | Dec 7, 2017
Going with the flow: Despite misgivings, a renewable energy project in the Bay of Fundy is harvesting the power of ocean tides By Max Nease Beneath the heaving surface of the Bay of Fundy — home to the world’s most extreme tides — stands sits a machine that...
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