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Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures

There’s a lot of science behind the natural forces that let this guy work his magic at the beach. Victoria Pickering/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND If you...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon

PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially...

Canada News4 years ago

What the declining caribou populations — and total hunting ban — mean for Inuit communities in Labrador

Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador have shared a deep and enduring connection with caribou for many generations. But more recently — in...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’

Developer Thrive Construct recently announced the world’s tallest steel-timber hotel to be built at Victoria Square, Adelaide. Australia has caught onto the trend of building taller...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?

The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems and...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world – new research

The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some regions warming...

Business and Economy4 years ago

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud

Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like...

Environment & Nature4 years ago

Climate change and extreme heat are making us more anxious

Globally, heat waves have become an increasingly frequent summer affair, as much of the world faces extremely high temperatures. The rising frequency and intensity of heat...

Philippine Canadian Inquirer

Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures

How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon

Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

What the declining caribou populations — and total hunting ban — mean for Inuit communities in Labrador

Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’

Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?

Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world – new research

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud

58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways

Climate change and extreme heat are making us more anxious

Maria in Vancouver

Celebrating Turning 58

The Painful Reality of Losing Someone

The Sobering Reality of Growing Old

Dr. David Suzuki’s Legacy: A Celebration at 90

What I Know Now About Motherhood

Age with Audacity

Spring Clean Your Body, Mind and Home

Hear Us Roar

The Real Rich

Love in the Afternoon of Life

Events

Marcos in Canada: Strengthening Philippine-Canada relations

BBM and Carney bond over Jollibee in Vancouver

BBM’s trip to Canada to proceed as planned

Philippine President Marcos to visit Canada after 11 years

Philippine Independence Gala in Ottawa

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