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Extreme Heat Drives People to Move
Scientists have long conjectured that climate change would spur families in poor countries to migrate as ever-fiercer storms, floods and other disasters made rural life unbearable. But understanding what specific weather elements would cause people to lea
Alberta scientists track invasive earthworms
Earthworms didn't get to Alberta naturally, and now researchers at the University of Alberta hope to track the locations of those little pink wiggling invaders to limit their populations. Researchers at the school's faculties of science and education have
Australian researchers are on the hunt for a large animal that ate a great white shark.
Toronto's trees worth $7B, TD Bank saysBeyond more nebulous social and environmental impacts, Toronto's lush canopy of trees are worth about $7 billion to the local economy, TD Bank suggests in a report.
Suncor Energy Inc. is cleaning up its act by pulling dangerous waste away from the environment and back into its operations

Newcastle researchers have created a new bio-pesticide that destroys insect pests, at the same time, causes no harm to honeybees.
Alaska Volcano Erupts with New Intensity, Prompting "Red" AlertAn Alaska volcano that has been spewing ash and lava for years began erupting with new intensity this week, pushing a plume of smoke and ash as high as 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) and prompting scientists to issue their highest volcanic alert in five years

It’s the law of unintended consequences at work. European Union efforts to fight climate change favored diesel fuel over gasoline because it emits less carbon dioxide, or CO2. However, diesel’s contaminants have swamped benefits...
Metal thieves pillage French wind turbines
A sophisticated network of metal thieves has targeted some 20 French wind turbines in a new looting trend, scaling the near 40-metre-high structures and stealing up to one tonne of metal from a single engine, Le Figaro reported Wednesday.

‘The glacier will be gone. Not within my lifetime, probably, but maybe within my children’s lifetime.’
Algae bloom predicted to blanket Lake Erie this summer
Lake Erie will see itself blanketed in algae once again this summer. According to Raj Bejankiwar, a physical scientist with the International Joint Commission and algae expert, “it will be at least an average size bloom.”
Alberta selling mountain caribou habitatThe Alberta government is set to start selling off crucial caribou habitat to the energy industry just days after a federal scientific panel said the herds were in immediate danger of vanishing completely.
Orca 'Granny,' 103, comes home for Mother's Day
The oldest known orca in the world was spotted near Vancouver Island this past weekend, marking the grand matriarch's annual return to her home waters just in time for Mother's Day. The whale, known as "Granny" or J2, is estimated to be up to 103-years-ol
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