How zebra finches choose materials for their nests
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A scientists find that learning and past success play a role in how birds…
Farm practices may have altered the quality of our butter
Reading Time: 5 minutes Buttergate is not what the industry needs, nor what Canadians deserve. Let’s hope the dairy industry…
Indigenous leaders step up but no applause from environmentalists
Reading Time: 4 minutes First Nations are fighting to get away from dependence on government and determine their own futures.…
Strange weather, stranger words to describe it
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the odds and sods category, hunch weather is windy and drizzly, so much so that…
Putting bison back where they belong heals land and people: researchers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Project to rebuild bison herd in Banff National Park shows how ecological restoration offers opportunities for…
Insurers walking from oil sands projects defies logic
Reading Time: 4 minutes On every measurement that should matter to insurance executives and their staff the world over, Canada…
Researchers pinpoint where wildlife most likely to be killed by trains
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reducing speed limits outside towns of Banff and Lake Louise could mean fewer fatal collisions, study…
One step at a time toward a better self, a better world
Reading Time: 3 minutes Choosing to walk instead of drive is good for your body and mind, benefits the environment…
Pipeline cancellations cost Canadians billions of dollars a year
Reading Time: 5 minutes Canadians have every right to oppose pipelines or wires in houses to deliver electricity. But neither…
Indigenous engagement charts positive course for oil and gas industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes Environmentalists only support Indigenous peoples when the First Nations and Métis adopt strong environmentalist positions