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Science Whales struggle to hear each other. Guess whose fault that isNew research into baleen whales shows how they hit such low notes — as well as the limits to how deep in the water they can go to talk to each other. It suggests most of their communication happensContinue Reading

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in yourContinue Reading

Science A moon lander was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. Plans currently call for Odysseus, the lander, to reach the moon’s south pole on Feb.Continue Reading

What if you never had to buy, fix or maintain a furnace or air conditioner to keep your home comfortable? What if your heating and cooling worked during power outages, and you could count on it becoming more efficient and climate-friendly over time? That’s the promise of district heating andContinue Reading

Science How do polar bears eat when there’s no sea ice? Not well, study findsIn a new study tracking the lives of polar bears near Churchill, Man., researchers aimed to find out what they live on during the summer. Some conserved energy while others scrambled for food, but nearly allContinue Reading

Science NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. ‘Pace’ is short for plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 09, 2024 10:31 AM EST | Last Updated: February 9 In this image taken from NASAContinue Reading

Science The world just experienced its hottest January on record, but that wasn’t the only new record it set — for the first time, the average global temperature for an entire year was 1.5 C hotter than the preindustrial average. Hottest January on record just passed, though the level aboveContinue Reading

Science Forests of giant, scaly-stemmed club mosses once rose from ancient swamps in Atlantic Canada. But fossils found in a New Brunswick quarry show some trees that grew among them were even stranger — more like the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss books than any tree that exists today. BeforeContinue Reading

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in yourContinue Reading