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Humans are competing with moose for the least sensible path to social recognition.

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Endangered Perspective: The Elusive Wildcat

There is still hope that Atlantic Canada is home to eastern cougars.

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What's Worth More: Your Time or the Planet?

A “time-as-money” mindset discourages environmental behaviour, UBC research finds.

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Why Sharks Matter

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Julie Andersen

Love em' or hate em', we need sharks!

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On the Hunt for Narwhals

Sep 05 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Hai Lin Wang

Government researchers and World Wildlife Fund experts seek to uncover elusive narwhal activities at Tallurutiup Tariunga.

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Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate

Aug 24 2018 | IN Food | BY Jessica Eise, Natalie White

Deep in the Andes Mountains, where growing coffee is a multi-billion business, the creeping impacts of global warming are threatening a way of life.

One of four newly discovered titi monkeys in Brazil/Diogo Afonso Silva

Why there’s been a boom in discovering new species despite a biodiversity crisis

Aug 16 2018 | IN Technology | BY Jean Boubli

Global biodiversity is in crisis, but a new wave of technology and interest in conservation science has led to a boom in identifying new species, including mammals.

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How to protect your children from wildfire smoke

Aug 15 2018 | IN Health | BY Cecilia Sierra-Heredia

As BC declares a state of emergency over spreading wildfires, one Simon Fraser researcher weighs in with suggestions for keeping kids safe from smoke inhalation.

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Antidepressants are changing animals’ behaviour – and we’re using technology to find out how

Aug 10 2018 | IN Technology | BY Alex Ford

Antidepressants are being increasingly found to influence animal behaviour. Now, technology is helping researchers understand just how deep those impacts are.

Elephant successfully translocated to Addo Elephant National Park/Matt Hayward

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km

Aug 08 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Matt Hayward

The need for translocating some the planet's megafauna is challenging, but government agencies must take risks in the name of global biodiversity.

The Plastic to Oil Machine

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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Whitehorse did it. Your community can too.

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Why Do We Park on a Driveway and Drive on a Parkway?

Feb 13 2014 | IN Resilience | BY Cameron Roberts

The origin of suburbs and the evolution of transportation provide lessons for reimagining our cities.

Pieter Adongo, 17, at the Agbogbloshie e-waste dumping grounds.

Control-Act-Delete

Jul 2014 | IN Art & Media 40.3 | BY Christian Beaudrie

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Our electronics don’t have to land in an African slum.

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Is Bitumen Good for Canada?

May 2013 | IN Art & Media 39.3 | BY Andrew Wong

A new CCPA report examines the economic, environmental and societal impacts.

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Ours is Better Than Yours

Apr 2014 | IN Sharing 40.2 | BY Ray Tomalty

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Consumers are escaping the stresses of ownership and rediscovering the value of communal stuff – and cars are driving the movement.

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Are Rooftop Greenhouses the Food Solution We’ve Been Waiting For?

Sep 18 2014 | IN Responsible Business | BY Genevieve Fullan

Lufa Farms is tackling the dual problem of increasing demand and a lighter footprint.

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37 Million Dead Bees Bring Strong Warnings

Jul 19 2013 | IN Responsible Business | BY Lindsay Mason

Which path will we take to protect pollinators from our current agricultural practices?

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