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Recycling is failing as a way to reduce plastic. Here's why
As nations negotiate a binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, the pressure from industry is to focus more on recycling. But with some figures estimating only nine per cent of plastic is recycled, what are the solutions?
Cholera cases explode after extreme rains fuelled by climate change in west and central Africa
In west and central Africa, heavy rains and flooding show climate change is another thumb on a scale already weighed down by war and disease.
Analysis
Scientists recently checked up on Earth's 'vital signs.' So how are we doing?
A major new report on the state of climate change paints a distressing picture for planet Earth, but it also points to some signs of progress. Here are the key findings.
Large wildfires can create decade-long heat island in the wild
Large fires in the world’s boreal forests flatten and blacken the ground, leaving it measurably warmer for more than a decade. However, a new study in the journal Nature shows this effect was not as pronounced in mixed forests, where broadleaf trees broke up the fires and helped heat dissipate.
This DIY brick sauna is helping frogs fight disease
Building frogs a "sauna" made of masonry bricks can help their bodies fight off a devastating skin fungus that has caused some amphibian species to go extinct.
Second Opinion
Extreme heat is a global killer — and worse for our health than previously thought, new research shows
The global death toll from surging temperatures in 2024 is staggering. Canada is already facing its hottest year on record. Now, scientists and physicians warn the devastating health impacts from high heat could keep getting worse.
Can a diet that's good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease?
A new study finds that sticking close to the Planetary Health Diet, developed in 2019 to be a more environmentally sustainable way to feed the world, is associated with a lower risk of dying by cancer, and cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases.
Ontario winery testing new green Canadian technology to fight age-old threat to grape crop
Mildew and other fungi are threats to winemaking that are usually kept in check with fungicides, but new Canadian technology combining ultraviolet light, hydrogen peroxide and ozone is helping to kill these plant pathogens without chemical sprays.
The world's coral reefs are facing another mass bleaching event — maybe the biggest ever
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared another mass coral bleaching event — with more than half the world’s reefs suffering in the last year. Experts worry global sea surface temperatures, which have hit historic highs in the last year, might push these organisms past the point of no return.
Canada's wildfires blamed for rise in global loss of tree cover outside of tropics
Progress made when it comes to the protection of the world's forests was thwarted by last year's historic wildfire season in Canada, according to a new report.