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5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1179+ words) Ladan Hosseinzadeh Sadeghi, President & CEO of Sky Property Group Inc., has been at the forefront of this conversation in Canada's development community. For her, climate resilience is not a niche concern for environmental advocates " it is a fundamental pillar of…...

10+ min ago  (597+ words) For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding. On the outskirts of Baidoa, southern Somalia, 38-year-old pastoralist Asha Hassan walks several kilometres each…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (641+ words) Geologists often describe this interval as the "Boring Billion," a term used somewhat humorously to describe a time when the planet seemed unusually stable compared with the dramatic events that occurred before and after it. This period roughly spans from…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (520+ words) DANBURY " A lawsuit was filed at the end of last week in opposition to the data center that was approved for zoning in January for Walnut Cove. The nearly 200-page complaint was filed by Southern Coalition for Social Justice and…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (376+ words) A wildfire burning near the Grand Canyon has grown into what experts call a "megafire" The Dragon Bravo fire began following a lightning strike near the North Rim on July 4, fire officials said The fire was burning across more than…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (198+ words) Briefly in the news in Aotearoa's political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 16: New Zealand's political economy faces its biggest energy shock since the 1973 Yom Kippur war, which preceded an inflation and growth upheaval that unseated the-then…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1757+ words) Home " Animals " 11 Animals With the Most Surprising Sleep Habits Let's be real, humans are pretty boring sleepers. We crawl into bed, close both eyes, and check out for roughly seven to nine hours. Compare that to what's happening in the…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (214+ words) Home " News " Thousands of Animal Species Threatened by Climate Change For certain groups, the threat is even more severe " the IPCC estimates that 70-90% of warm-water coral reefs could disappear with a 1.5C increase in global temperature, while a 2C rise could result…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (669+ words) Throughout history, tales of animals exhibiting strange behaviors before earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters have both fascinated and perplexed humans. From toads abandoning their breeding grounds days before an earthquake to elephants running for higher ground before…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (294+ words) Home " News " A Bold Strategy That's Working Dehorning Rhinos Reduces Poaching by 80% In the heart of South Africa's Greater Kruger region, a bold conservation strategy is making headlines: dehorning rhinos to deter poachers. A recent study published in Science reveals…...