Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Once again, Canada will almost certainly fail to meet its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 in accordance...

Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start...

Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago

We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires and cremated animals, to the ice sheets calving into the ocean, to the...

How climate change is impacting the Hudson Bay Lowlands — Canada’s largest wetland

The starkly beautiful, located between the Canadian Shield and Hudson Bay, are covered in carbon-rich peat and dotted with small ponds as far as the eye...

Toxic chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products remain in our bodies and environments for a very, very long time

Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean...

Five reasons you should consider renting your outfits this wedding season

Wedding season is upon us and if you’ve received an invite, you’ll no doubt be having the usual thoughts of what to wear. But the outfits...

Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing

A changing climate is upon us, with more frequent land and marine heatwaves, forest fires, atmospheric rivers and floods. For some, it is the backdrop to...

Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder

Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news shook the world and reverberated for weeks, if not months? That’s a question...

Friday essay: peyotes in suburbia – the secret world of Sydney’s psychoactive cacti growers

Before I met the cactus expert, I didn’t even know psychoactive gardens existed. Of course I wanted to see one. So on a cool, rainy day...