Thousands of trees in Stanley Park have been or will be cut down. Mia Gordon gets to the bottom of what's happening in the park, and what the future looks like for forests in a climate that's being increasingly threatened.
Canadians are sharing before and after images of Maligne Lodge at Jasper National Park in Alberta after wildfires engulfed the region.
A B.C. cyclist is recovering after a run-in with a grizzly and two cubs that ended with the bear getting punched in the face. According to conservation officer Matthew Corbett, a man was riding his bike along a forested trail next to Anderson Flats Provincial Park in northwest B.C. when he surprised a female grizzly and her two cubs in a clearing. "The bear just immediately charged him, knocked him down," Corbett said. But the man put his bike between himself and the bear, which prevented him fr
‘Road ecology’ is the focus of Crossings, a powerful new book by environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb.
Trapped Gases NASA has released a new visualization that shows copious amounts of carbon dioxide swirling around the Earth's atmosphere. The video shows how concentrations of the gas move across the planet, driven by wind and atmospheric circulation, from January through March 2020. The level of detail is truly astonishing, allowing us to "zoom in […]
Tuataras are one of the world’s oldest surviving species and lived on Earth before the dinosaurs.
A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
Wood pellet production skyrocketed across the U.S. South to feed the European Union’s recent push for renewable energy but residents near manufacturing plants -- often those in poor, rural swaths -- believe the process is making people sick. (AP video by Stephen Smith)
The blazes are still out of control as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible.
Boris had been at the zoo since 1969, having been rescued from a pet shop window in New York.
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on a massive scale, a study found.
Several confirmed tornadoes hit Ontario and Quebec during severe thunderstorms on Wednesday
The recent rainfall and cooler weather in Jasper National Park have helped to limit the spread of wildfires, providing a boost to firefighting efforts. The park authorities are optimistic that the fire behaviour will calm over the next 72 hours due to the rainfall. While more rain is expected Friday, temperatures are supposed to return to the mid 20s by Saturday, which the park says will lead to an increase in fire activity. Jasmine King reports.
“Once it saw me, it knew it wasn’t going to go in my direction,” officer says.
Freshwater blue-green algae blooms are a global phenomenon that can affect humans, pets, the environment and the economy. And as weather patterns shift, the blooms — which prefer warm, nutrient-rich water — are appearing in areas where they wouldn't commonly occur, according to one researcher.Though blooms typically show up in shallow bodies of water with temperatures above 20 C in areas of higher agricultural activity, blooms in colder and more nutrient-poor lakes have been observed more freque
The Saharan dust that tamped down tropical disturbances is settling. What could happen in August?
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Severe thunderstorm risk to hit Alberta as heat finally decreases in the province
A young Matschie's tree kangaroo, an endangered species native to Papua New Guinea's Huon Peninsula, has started peering out of its mother's pouch at Zoo Miami.
The thousands of defunct Spin scooters were purchased for $100 by Ben Baker, the owner of Summit e-Waste, an electronic recycling company in Akron.
Multiple municipalities, including Toronto and Mississauga, are increasingly turning to goats as a natural solution to manage and control invasive species.
