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Initiated due to a shift in the city’s Mosquito Control Program, the bat monitoring program can help support species that serve as natural pest control. Moving away from pesticide use, the City of Edmonton is hoping to support and monitor the city bat population The easiest way to find a …

England and France could suddenly get a new, colder climate due to the collapse of an Atlantic current. It's just one sign we’re getting dangerously close to some irreversible climate “tipping points." Here’s what that means. Imminent collapse of Atlantic current could lead to sudden, irreversible climate impacts, new study …

By Anna Kramer Business Jul 18, 2023 8:00 AM Gene-Edited Yeast Is Taking Over Craft Beer Craft brewers are falling in love with genetically modified yeast strains that help them inject new creativity and flavor into beers, including bursts of pineapple and guava. Photo-illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images Save this …

Gregory Barber Business Jul 18, 2023 7:00 AM Meta’s Threads Could Make—or Break—the Fediverse Meta promised to make Threads compatible with the decentralized protocol underlying Mastodon. Proponents of interoperable social media can’t agree whether to welcome or fear it. Illustration: Jacqui VanLiew Save this story Save Save this story Save …

Almost all of Nunavik’s communities are built on or surrounded by permafrost. As it thaws due to the warming climate, researchers and locals say adaptation is key to the new reality. Communities have 10 to 30 years 'at the most' to adapt, says researcher Camping in the rainy and foggy …

Almost all of Nunavik’s communities are built on or surrounded by permafrost. As it thaws due to the warming climate, researchers and locals say adaptation is key to the new reality. Communities have 10 to 30 years 'at the most' to adapt, says researcher Camping in the rainy and foggy …

Investigators in the United States are trying to figure out whose remains they have in their possession, as part of the massive investigation into the Titan submersible implosion. Massive investigation still in fact-finding phase, says U.S. Coast Guard Investigators in the United States are trying to figure out whose remains …

Despite often being described as smelly and not nice to look at, some anglers say they find algae blooms helpful when it comes to catching more fish in Lake Erie. Scientists weigh in on possible human and fish health impacts from algal blooms. Anglers say fish gather under blooms. Scientists …

A new study has found that male southern resident killer whales are less likely to get scraped up by other whales when they have their post-menopausal mothers by their sides. Study finds post-menopausal orcas keep their adult sons from scrapping with other whales What do female orcas do when they're …

Parth M.N. Business Jul 17, 2023 2:00 AM Instagram Posts About a 17th-Century King Are Getting People Arrested Right-wing groups in India are policing social media and reporting minorities for allegedly offending their religion. PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: ANJALI NAIR; GETTY IMAGES Save this story Save Save this story Save Shafiq Bagwan was …