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The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis

As more citizens feel insecure and disconnected, populist sentiment in Ontario may weigh heavily on voters’ decisions at the ballot box, putting Ford in serious contention for the premier’s seat.

Ford’s campaign team has insisted that their refusal to discuss details is part of a focus on ‘the big picture’: a picture they have also refused to describe.

"Good morning and welcome to hell."

Transportation is now the number one contributor to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, as EcoWatch reported in December. That's why it's good news that researchers revealed this week that they are making headway in developing innovations that would increase the amount of...

The president of an Ontario metal fabrication plant who has saved millions of dollars, cut carbon pollution and hired more staff, says he's not sure if politicians who criticize environmental standards are "educated on these things, (or) if they’re just trying to win voters."

Tesla will build and supply the energy storage facility to be installed at BP's Titan 1 wind energy power plant in South Dakota, US, the company has revealed. The new energy storage facility is expected to be installed during the second half of 2018, according to the company.

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has again raised concerns over privacy and personal data. Here's how to protect yourself without deleting your account, as well as how to actually terminate it for good.

They’ve come a long way from the sciences and humanities. A florist, an instrument maker, a carpenter and a bike shop owner on why they, like so many others, said goodbye to academia, and how they built their "post-ac" lives.

Millennial women talk about the unexpected issues of being the breadwinners in their homes

After my friend’s suicide, I realized something: We ask people to reach out. But we never explain how.

As the world's energy sources slowly shift, there is an opportunity to include everyone in the transition, according to a University of Alberta researcher. Sheena Wilson, an associate professor of comparative literature at the U of A’s Campus Saint-Jean, is the co-founder and co-director of the Petrocultures research group, which, since 2011,...

The residents of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, have had enough of their floating island.

BURNABY, BC – A published study out of Simon Fraser university on generational sexuality has found that the most popular sexual kink among millennials is roleplaying as a couple that owns a house. While older generations have often used role-play as a way to simulate various power dynamics or unlikely encounters, millennials are using the …