Climate Change

More than 3 billion people could potentially end up living in unbearable heat in the next 50 years, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America showed.While the worst-case scenario says 3 billion people may be impacted, the Associated…

Photo: GettyBrain geniuses like Elon Musk may want to colonize Mars, which sure. But for simpletons like me, keeping Earth mostly habitable seems like a better use of time and resources.If carbon emissions are allowed to continue unchecked, though, that may be a tough proposition. According to a new study,…

Certain rodent-borne diseases are associated with flooding, which is expected to increase as temperatures rise worldwide.BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest virus outbreaks in modern history.But researchers fear this pandemic could only be the beginning of a new battle against infectious disease outbreaks…

By Willie M. Tejada, general manager and chief developer advocate, IBMIn a very short period of time, COVID-19 has revealed the limits of the systems we take for granted and the extraordinary spirit and abilities of those who are stepping up to help. What can we do to support those…

UPDATE: May 26, 2020, 11 a.m. — Planet of the Humans was removed from YouTube on May 23 after English environmental photographer Toby Smith filed a copyright infringement complaint, saying that director Jeff Gibbs used a few seconds of his footage in the film without getting permission to do so.ORIGINAL STORY:Planet of…

(CNN)Today is National Arbor Day, which people celebrate by planting elms, oaks, pines and basically any type of tree they can get their hands on.Here's a brief look at how this day of tree appreciation came to be.It literally means tree dayThe Latin word for tree is arbor. True to…

German-Lebanese entrepreneur Dan Khachab co-founded Choco in 2018 to address the rampant waste in the food chain. Khachab, who splits his time between Berlin and New York, estimates 40 percent of all food produced gets wasted, all while driving climate change. “Food waste is the third largest driver of climate…

Dawna Friesen explains how Canada's MPs will get back to work during the pandemic, and Crystal Goomansingh looks at how British MPs, too, are adapting with the times, using Zoom to hold meetings. And as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is marked during the pandemic, Eric Sorensen explains how…

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