Revisions to Fisheries Act were unscientific, biologists at universities of Calgary and Dalhousie say Federal government changes to Canada’s fisheries legislation have eviscerated the abilit... Read more
You probably haven’t used a bitcoin. But from China to Tanzania, the underground currency is everywhere. Bitcoin, the global digital cryptocurrency that isn’t tied to any central banki... Read more
A foundation for the production of sandalwood oil by means of metabolic engineering Sandalwood oil – the ‘golden harvest’ – is one of the world’s most valuable... Read more
Fund recommended to hedge against greatest threat: a breached oil sands tailing pond; Biodiversity in watershed covering roughly 20% of Canada compared to Africa’s Serengeti; Alarm rai... Read more
There are 23 megacities (or city states) in the world now. By 2025, it’s predicted that there will be 37. Tokyo alone is forecasted to have over 37.2 million residents by 2025, more than liv... Read more
From Antarctica to Afghanistan, bird watchers from 103 countries made history in the first global Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 15-18, 2013. In the largest worldwide bird count... Read more
Usher Syndrome is the leading cause of combined deafness and blindness in the world, affecting one of every 6,000 babies born. The genetic defect is even higher in Acadian people here in Lou... Read more
The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to modify a light-emitting diode (LED) so it is more than one and a half times as efficient as the original. Researchers from Bel... Read more
The eccentric PayPal billionaire doesn’t just invest in Silicon Valley tech companies. He’s giving money for projects that do everything from get power from the weather to find ways to progr... Read more
Strong. Cheap. Light. Safe. When Michael Green imagines the buildings of the future, he sees skylines built from a material that is not only cheaper and more environmentally friendly than st... Read more
The cost of energy generated could potentially be as low as US$0.03 per kilowatt hour Tornadoes generally evoke the destructive force of nature at its most awesome. However, what if all that... Read more
They can help us pass the time, socialise and yes, even work, but can smartphones also help us save the planet? A paper recently published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy ... Read more
In the United States, about 30 billion robocalls (pre-recorded automatically dialed solicitations) are placed each year, and similar conditions hold across much of the world. In the U... Read more
Photovoltaic panels can be well worth the investment even if you live in a winter wonderland. Snow and solar cells aren’t mutually exclusive, according to a Michigan Technological Univ... Read more
Provides continuous nanoWatt power for over 20 years When installing micro-electronic devices in locations that are expensive or hard to reach, or just downright dangerous, you don’t w... Read more
