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By Elizabeth Howell
After more than two decades, rockets will be taking off from Canadian soil once again, an announcement that has generated excitement in the country's space sector.

By Tim Lougheed
Treat fish as food, rather than an abstract “resource”, and shoppers will have a better idea what they are buying, says traceability expert Emily de Sousa.

By Mark Lowey
“Nature-based solutions” such as enhancing carbon storage in natural ecosystems can reduce only a fraction of Canada’s emissions but offer co-benefits, says a new Council of Canadian Academies report.

By Leah Geller
The pandemic may be in the rear view mirror, but the infodemic it spawned is here to stay.

By Leah Geller
Municipal authorities in Ontario do the math to learn how much a local watershed contributes to their budgets, and some eye-popping figures fall out.

By Mark Lowey
Climate and biodiversity challenges: Q&A with Catherine Stewart, Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change.

By Tim Lougheed
Whether we are talking about the future of the Ontario Greenbelt or planet-wide biodiversity, the natural world will continue to get kicked around, until it stops working for free.

By Elizabeth Howell
Where the heavens once provoked wonder, many now simply wonder about the environmental consequences of doing business in space.

By Guest Contributor
Canada needs a new governance framework for science and innovation, say Rhonda Moore and Jeff Kinder, co-leaders of the Institute on Governance’s research project examining the scientific enterprise.