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Mapping shows Canada's seabeds could hold billions of tonnes of carbon

Mapping shows Canada's seabeds could hold billions of tonnes of carbon

A new B.C.-led study has mapped 274 carbon hot spots found on Canada's sea floor.
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B.C. researchers aim to make the perfect T-shirt — from lumber

B.C. researchers aim to make the perfect T-shirt — from lumber

The bid to locally produce a sustainable high-end textile is still in its early stages, but researchers hope to have enough material to create prototypes within a year.
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Underwater volcano off B.C. coast primed to erupt

Underwater volcano off B.C. coast primed to erupt

The Axial Seamount is not expected to threaten human population centres but it could help scientists forecast the eruption of more dangerous volcanoes.
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Air Canada to pay B.C. man $1,500 for wildfire-related flight cancellation

Air Canada to pay B.C. man $1,500 for wildfire-related flight cancellation

Air Canada failed to provide evidence showing landing the airplane was 'impossible' in the lead-up to the McDougall Creek wildfire.
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Mealworms digest microplastics in 'ecologically realistic' B.C. study

Mealworms digest microplastics in 'ecologically realistic' B.C. study

The worms ate and digested almost half the plastic available to them in an experiment researchers hope will offer a window into eliminating microplastic pollution.
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Leaded gasoline legacy linked to surge in schizophrenia, ADHD and anxiety disorders, finds study

Leaded gasoline legacy linked to surge in schizophrenia, ADHD and anxiety disorders, finds study

Study links leaded gasoline to surge in U.S. mental health illnesses. Experts warn same multi-generational problem could be quietly playing out in Canada.
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Canadians pollute 1,465 tonnes of microplastics every year, finds report

Canadians pollute 1,465 tonnes of microplastics every year, finds report

A new report analyzes Canada's contribution to a global problem and how the country might help fix it.
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Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

A new study finds 2023 fire conditions may have been made worse by a lack of sea ice and warm oceans on the other side of the planet.
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Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Far from a moose, beaver, or polar bear, a recent study published in the journal The Canadian Field-Naturalist has found the country’s most evolutionarily distinct Canadian animal is the spiny softshell turtle, otherwise known as Apalone spinifera. 
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Record disaster claims raise concern over the future of Canadian insurance

Record disaster claims raise concern over the future of Canadian insurance

The report says five major catastrophic events — a Calgary hail storm, flooding in Quebec and Ontario, a wildfire in Jasper, Alta., and winter storms across B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan — combined to outpace annual losses in every year on record, including 2016, the year a wildfire tore through the community of Fort McMurray. 
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