Science

Climate analysts are trying to prove that the climate change is responsible for change in weather patterns leading to flooding in Europe. The report was published by World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group specialising in “attribution analysis”, where scientists look at specific extreme weather events to determine if they can be attributed to climate change.

Petco, a leader in promoting responsible pet care and ownership, is launching an educational campaign aimed at anyone looking to enter the saltwater aquarium hobby. “Finding Dory” is making a splash in theaters on Friday, June 17, and experts anticipate audiences around the world will want to welcome blue tang fish like Dory into their homes. Petco hopes to inform …

Scientists in Cambodia have found new previously undocumented medieval cities scattered around the religious temples of Angkor. Archeologist Dr Damian Evans will publish findings in the Journal of Archaeological Science announcing cutting edge airborne laser technology has uncovered several cities near the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.

The NOAA and various sister agencies have termed a specific part of the Gulf of Mexico as a dead zone of sorts. The oxygen levels are very low in this area and marine life is scarce. The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico affects nationally important commercial and recreational fisheries. Hypoxic zones or “dead zones” are caused by high …

The forces of globalization have made the global economic system more vulnerable to production losses caused by climate change, new study shows. The analysis by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Columbia University shows for the first time how enhanced connectivity of the global network of supply can amplify production losses, as these losses can be spread more …

Scientists from the University of Georgia have linked the 2015 record ice melt in Greenland with a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification, a recent study in the journal Nature Communications reports. Arctic amplification is the faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) is holding an Open House is on Saturday, June 11 from 10 am to 5 pm. Featuring partnership displays, tours, astronomy and engineering seminars and demonstrations, activities for kids, guest speakers on a broad range of topics including Canada’s new radio telescope (CHIME), gravitational waves, black holes and more!

Shell Canada has donated its eastern Arctic offshore exploration permits in the Baffin Bay to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to support the establishment of a national marine conversation area off the coast of Nunavut. Shell has presented the Nature Conservancy of Canada with more than 860,000 hectares (8,625 km2) of offshore exploratory permits in the waters of Baffin Bay, …

Researchers from the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Medical Center have shown that a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, demonstrating a potentially safe and cost-effective way to reduce surgical site infections, a major public health concern. A paper just published by PLOS ONE describes how the Columbia team found that …

An Australian ocean photographer Tim Samuel has captured this unique and rare sight while freediving in Byron Bay. A viral photo re-posted to Instagram by Samuel has made this underwater drama world-famous. Samuel and colleague Franny Plumridge encountered the scene while snorkeling in Byron Bay: A fish that appeared to have lodged itself under a jellyfish’s transparent cap.

Scientists from America’s space agency have found that nearly a third of the land cover in Canada and Alaska has greened in recent decades as a result of climate change. As the far north warms as a result of climate changes, plants are moving north as well, “greening” the far north. It also shows that the boreal forest is “browning” …