Environment
World Needs to Aim for Near-Zero Carbon Emissions
If we really want to combat climate change, how much carbon can we reasonably generate? How much will still push…
Human Damage to World Oceans Mapped, 40% “Strongly Impacted”
If we needed any more proof that we as a race are damaging the worlds oceans, for the first time,…
Microbes Make the Best Climate Engineers
With the rising threat of global warming, you'd think humans are the best (or worst) climate engineers to arrive on…
Recovering from a Mass Extinction is Slow Going
With the diversity of life on Earth, and its ability to exploit every niche, you would think planet could bounce…
Regulating Traffic in the Final Frontier
October of last year was the 50th anniversary of Sputnik, the first spacecraft to be launched into orbit. Since then,…
Study Shows More Antarctic Ice Loss
Increasing amounts of ice mass have been lost from West Antarctica and the Antarctic peninsula over the past ten years,…
Cancer Rates Rise and Fall with Cosmic Rays
Cancer is a mysterious and complicated disease, with many different types and causes. Researchers are still trying to track down…
2007 Ozone Hole is Smaller than Average
Good news everyone; the ozone hole above Antarctica has shrunk 30% since the same last year. According to ESA's Envisat…
The Northwest Passage is Open, and That’s Not a Good Thing
Here in Vancouver, we have a maritime museum with the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and the second…
Arctic Ice Coverage Will Shrink to 2050 Projections… This Summer
Sometimes you wish records didn't get broken. A group of Japanese science agencies announced today that the area of the…