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We know how to cool our cities and towns: So why aren't we doing it?
This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Jan. 27, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the temperature in...
Filing taxes for someone else? Here's how to do it safely
Filing taxes every year is an important and necessary task in Canada. But for many, tax preparation and filing can be overwhelming. One reason is that tax forms...
Beyond keywords: Review flags bias and reliability gaps in disaster social media research
Far from simply a source of unstructured online content, disaster management in the digital age can be supported by careful analysis of online social-media data...
NASA-ISRO radar mission peers through clouds to see Mississippi River Delta
A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite's ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet's surface, is on display in a colorful, newl...
Baby dinosaurs were common prey for Late Jurassic predators, reconstructed food web suggests
Babies and very young sauropods—the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land—were a key food...
The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast: Experts say it's not as bad as it seems
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of nearly one-third of California's water supply, is looking a little like a New Year's resolution: full of hope and prom...
Land-intensive carbon removal requires better siting to protect biodiversity, study warns
New research looks at carbon dioxide removal—where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored—and finds that large-scale reliance on land-based methods,...
Study shows insect farming byproduct boosts soil health, reduces crop damage
With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers offer evidence th...
Hypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures
With another wave of dangerous cold heading for the U.S. South on Friday, experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and T...
Wolves and other predators present 'a crisis,' California's environment chief says
On Jan. 27, California lawmakers took initial steps toward addressing the public safety concerns posed by the state's growing populations of wolves, mountain li...
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon, with a Canadian on board
It's been 54 years since the last Apollo mission, and since then, humans have not ventured beyond low-Earth orbit. But that's all about to change with next week...
Study offers practical guide for AI application in marine conservation and fisheries
Every day, thousands of images and signals are collected at sea. Sonar, buoys, satellites, and cameras installed on ships generate enormous amounts of data. Art...