Living in the North
Over the past six weeks — and for the next six and a half months — I have embarked on a co-op work term placement…
environment
Tomato soup and spilled milk
It has been a busy two weeks for liquid foods, which unexpectedly shot up in popularity as the weapon of choice for climate and animal…
The unremarkable is revealed by planetary defence test
It was on Sept. 26 that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — after traveling for 10 months with a trajectory aimed at a small…
The human influence on bird behaviour
Humans and wildlife are inextricably linked. Our activities directly influence the natural community around us. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic — which prompted…
Fast fashion cannot exist in a sustainable environment
The environmental damage done by the fast fashion industry on our planet is severe. However, this phenomenon has been building for a long time. Currently,…
Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle
Biodiversity — the variation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and continued life on our planet. …
Global study finds species can adapt to cities
As cities expand and are home to more people, scientists are exploring how these landscapes can influence the wildlife that coexist among us. University of Manitoba researchers Colin Garroway and Aleeza Gerstein have contributed to the largest ever field study of parallel evolution. The expansive new study, recently published in the journal Science, looked at whether cities can shape species evolution.
Addressing global warming means socializing housing
The climate crisis may be the best reason for socializing housing. Winnipeg must look beyond traditional market strategies to address these issues together and reduce inequality. This means the city must take it upon itself to build affordable and climate-friendly housing for low-income earners in high-density neighbourhoods. Going forward, housing cannot have space for profit.
Suzuki’s keynote hit the right chords
Where many politicians refuse to denounce out-of-control economic growth and inequality as the main factor contributing to global warming, Suzuki expresses important anti-capitalist principles in his activism.
Scientists find oil rig noise pollution affects birds
We need to rethink the way we regulate noise pollution from oil rigs as the noise from oil drilling can be harmful to prairie songbirds, including species that are at risk. These findings come from a new study authored by Nicola Koper and Patricia Rosa. Koper is a professor at the natural resources institute at the University of Manitoba and Rosa is an assistant professor at St. George’s University. They both study how human activity can interfere with songbird behaviour.