Juice: Why's it taking so long?

At their closest point in orbit, Earth and Jupiter are separated by almost 600 million kilometers. At the time of writing, five months after launch, Juice has already traveled 370 million kilometers, yet in time it's only ...

Exploring just how extreme future storms could get

Storms that drop exceptionally high volumes of precipitation often cause flooding and otherwise imperil human safety, infrastructure and ecosystems. As climate change progresses, such extreme events are likely to become even ...

How Canada can make better progress on disability inclusion

According to the World Health Organization, around 16 percent of the world's population, just over one billion people, are living with a disability. In Canada, research shows that up to 30 percent of Canadians are living ...

Century's end may bring annual 100-year floods

Most coastal communities will encounter 100-year floods annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where carbon dioxide emissions peak by 2040, a new study finds. And as early as 2050, regions worldwide ...

Invasive species are animals, too: Considering a humane approach

Invasive alien species are animals that may pose a threat to biodiversity, but it's time to deal with that threat in a more ethical way. "We need to take a humane, long-term view and learn to co-exist, as some species considered ...

Learning by knowing, by doing, by being

When we learn, we are knowing and doing and being—educators work with all three. While that may seem like common sense, the value of bringing them together cohesively is not understood as well as it should be.

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