Warming temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, disrupting the way of life of both people and animals. Can Canadian environmental protections save this vital region?

Johnny Wood 08 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

AI-powered automation will have an ethnic bias

Automation is going to bring major changes to our workplaces, including widespread job losses - and research shows that some ethnic groups will be hit harder by this than others. Here's why

Kai Chan 30 Jul 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Can parks help cities fight crime?

Despite parks having a reputation for being crime hot-spots, research seems to show otherwise. It really depends on the park.

Lincoln Larson and S. Scott Ogletree · The Conversation 02 Jul 2019

Canada

These are the countries that accept the most refugees in the world

Globally, 92,000 refugees were resettled in 2018, with 28,000 of these refugees resettling in Canada and only 23,000 in the US, a figure which was down from 33,000 in 2017.

Jynnah Radford and Phillip Connor · Pew Research Center 27 Jun 2019

Canada

Learning a musical instrument helps children to achieve higher grades. Here's why

The findings of the new study add to a body of information which shows the positive effects of music learning on cognitive performance.

Wency Leung · The Globe and Mail 25 Jun 2019

Canada

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Canada has set an approximate date for when it would like to see the complete ban of various single-use plastics such as bags and straws.

Tyler Choi and Steve Scherer · Reuters 11 Jun 2019

Supply Chain and Transport

Canada has the worst fuel economy in the world. Here's why

A new report by the International Energy Agency shows that Canada's vehicles have the highest average carbon emissions and fuel consumption per kilometre.

Blake Shaffer · The Conversation 17 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Is this is the answer to California's water problem?

New research suggests a way to map precisely where and how to use groundwater recharge to refill Californian aquifers and stop the land from sinking.

Josie Garthwaite · Futurity 29 Apr 2019

Canada

A low-cost, high-speed algorithm could put an end to needless animal testing

Animal testing can be too costly and time-consuming to meet ethical needs, according to a new study, but a low-cost, high-speed algorithm could change this.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers · Futurity 24 Apr 2019

United States

This is how our changing climate could increase the risk we face from hurricanes

Hurricanes can cause billions of dollars worth of damage, and our changing climate could make things even worse.

Ryan P. Mulligan · The Conversation 26 Mar 2019

Information Technology

Citizen science can help solve our data crisis

Smartphones are the most pervasive, versatile and capable connected devices we use on a daily basis. So how do we harness their capabilities for scientific data collection?

Tarun Katapally · The Conversation 26 Mar 2019

Mental Health

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Research suggests that teenagers are suffering from an epidemic of sleep deprivation, so how much shut-eye should they be getting a night?

Wendy Hall · The Conversation 15 Mar 2019

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Canadian nature lovers have crowdfunded millions to protect an area of pristine wilderness

Climate change could be prolonging and worsening your hay fever

Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil

Canada has created an Arctic conservation zone almost as big as Germany

AI-powered automation will have an ethnic bias

Can parks help cities fight crime?

These are the countries that accept the most refugees in the world

Learning a musical instrument helps children to achieve higher grades. Here's why

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Canada has the worst fuel economy in the world. Here's why

Is this is the answer to California's water problem?

A low-cost, high-speed algorithm could put an end to needless animal testing

This is how our changing climate could increase the risk we face from hurricanes

Citizen science can help solve our data crisis

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

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