Giant waterfall in Antarctica worries scientists.
By Tim Radford
Scientists poring over military and satellite imagery have mapped the unimaginable: a network of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and even a waterfall,...
After dairy, Trump takes swipe at Canada over lumber and energy.
For the second time this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has given Canada a verbal lashing over what he says are unfair trade practices that are...
Canary Islands battles two-mile oil slick after ferry crash.
Emergency teams in the Canary Islands raced on Saturday to contain a three-kilometer oil slick caused by a ferry crashing into underwater fuel...
Cold weather, fewer sun hours are associated with increased rates of alcoholic cirrhosis
Colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking which results in irreversible...
Mega-dam driving clean energy out of B.C., critics tell Liberals.
A multi-billion-dollar hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia should be stopped despite a year and a half of construction, the leader of the province’s...
Forces that threaten sensitive coastlines
Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial land in the Delta region,...
New digital map shows changing racial diversity of America
A geography professor built the most detailed map of racial diversity yet to study the way America's neighborhoods are changing.
Making bins more convenient boosts recycling and composting rates
Want to recycle or compost more? Try moving the bins closer, new research suggests. The study shows that placing bins 1.5 meters away from...
Toyota’s still serious about hydrogen—it built a semi to prove it.
For a while there, the hydrogen fuel cell was the darling of the transportation industry. It would provide the zero emission propulsion of a...
Can California cars save the climate?
Co-published by Fast CompanyEric Noble works in the automobile industry, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t worry about climate change. When he and his two...
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