Historic environmental agreement struck at COP15
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, hosted by Canada in Montreal, Que., concluded on Dec. 19…
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Colonizing outer space ignores problems on Earth
The promotional video for NASA’s Artemis I mission depicts a return to the moon as being about learning how to live on other planets, in…
The scientific significance of traditional knowledge
Traditional and non-western ways of knowing are often othered in the sciences. Oftentimes, people refer to western medicine as “conventional” and traditional medicine as “alternative.” …
More people, more problems
The Earth hit the population milestone of eight billion people on Nov. 15. According to the United Nations, the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion…
Brazil elects Lula to stay green
Brazilian left-wing candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — popularly known as “Lula” — defeated right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s national elections on…
Welcome to the future?
Imagine you wake up in the heat of summer. Beyond the city walls it is over 40 degrees, with sandstorms raging. But you get out…
Get a grip (on your trash), stop littering
As we move further into November, I still find myself thinking of summer. I think back to the heat, the feeling of relaxation and, most…
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…
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…