Steel is a crucial component in batteries but mining takes a serious toll on the atmosphere. A tiny Canadian mining firm claims it has discovered a way to extract nickel without dumping a lot of pollution into the environment — an technological feat that suggests
Despite more hybrid cars entering Saskatchewan's highways, SaskPower and the groups representing electric vehicles are also eager to learn from users about their encounters. The number of electric vehicles in the province is that last year, but it can be a struggle to find a place
Despite rules saying the UK should not export security goods to countries that might use them for internal repression, ministers have signed off more than £75m in such exports over the past five years to states rated “not free” by the NGO Freedom House. The
Most of us use the parks as areas for cycling, camping and nature enjoyment. Yet more and more communities are planting "food forests" not only to walk through but to cultivate fruit and vegetables. At the Cowichan Green Community Food Forest in Duncan, B.C., tourists will
One bride, who is part of a same-sex pair turned down by both an officer and a videographer, wishes to launch a dialogue with her account. Kelly Roberts is due to marry Mallory Arthur in October 2021 and the pair from Woodstock, Ont., recently began preparing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more Canadians can engage in quarantine kush, as retail cannabis sales hit new peaks in May. Data published by Statistics Canada revealed a four quarter swell from April to May, with revenues hitting a whopping $186 million. "In times like this I do
Two Somali-Canadian feminists have developed an educational platform exclusively for racialised sexual harassment survivors, arguing there is a need for a structured road-map to bridge holes in the health services and legal processes that leave vulnerable people behind. Habon Ali of Toronto and Asmaa Ali
Artificial Intelligence (AI) also has plenty to know from animal brains, says neuroscientist Tony Zador. He believes that neuroscience lectures will help the next wave of artificial intelligence conquer certain especially daunting barriers. Anthony Zador, M.D. , Ph.D., spent his career defining the intricate neuronal networks
It appears everyone believes that the opposites attract. Young and old, happy and distressed couples, single folks and married partners – all seem to buy the classic love adage. Experts in relationships have composed books based on this assumption. Those who are on the quest
The sensor, developed by the University of Sussex 's Materials Physics Group, can stretch up to 80-fold higher strain than strain gauges currently on the market and show 100-fold higher resistance changes than the most sensitive research materials. The research team believes that the sensors could
