Without the emissions cuts laid out in the Paris agreement, global temperatures could reach 2 C as early as 2040 and cause the fastest acceleration in sea level rise in human history, according to a new study. Some climate models currently predict that by 2040, global temperatures could be 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrialization temperatures. By ... Read More »
It’s the Holy Grail of long-term relationships: how to maintain a happy sex life. It’s something we all supposedly want, and it’s often used as a barometer of a relationship as a whole. So how do you do it? Well, a new study from the University of Toronto has the solution (and you may not like it): hard work. Or ... Read More »
Donald Trump has officially won the U.S. presidency, His win certainly came as a shock; he claimed many battleground states that various polls simply did not predict. “Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division,” Trump told a crowd of jubilant supporters in the early hours of Wednesday in New York. “I pledge to every citizen ... Read More »
NASA’ Cassini time-lapse video shows clouds in motion over Titan’s northern region. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft caught clouds of methane moving across the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. In the time-lapse video, you can see clouds coming in and out of the movie sequence that was composed of photos taken every 20 minutes for 11 hours. Read More »
Deficiency of Vitamin B12 in mothers during pregnancy may put their child at greater risk of metabolic problems such as type-2 diabetes, researchers including those of Indian origin have warned. The vitamin is found in animal products, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs and milk. Previous research has shown that mothers with low vitamin B12 levels were at greater risk of ... Read More »
We applaud the federal government’s decision to ban harmful microbeads. We are happy to finally say goodbye to these problematic plastic particles that have polluted Canada’s rivers and lakes for far too long, putting fish, wildlife and human health at risk. According to announced draft regulations, Canada will ban the sale of toiletries used to exfoliate or cleanse containing microbeads ... Read More »
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will all offer live streaming during Election Day. There will be wall-to-wall coverage of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8 as the country votes to elect either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. Read More »
The 2016 US election takes place today, after which the world’s most powerful nation will have a new leader. Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States. During that time, around 120 million Americans will cast their votes. This year is also the first time new voting laws will come into place in 14 ... Read More »
New polling showed Hillary Clinton with a small but stable lead over Donald Trump on the eve of tomorrow’s presidential election. Hillary Clinton maintained her 4-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll released Monday afternoon. Read More »
Some have described it as a hum. Others describe it as a beep. What we know for sure is this: it’s weird, it’s coming from the sea floor, and the Canadian military has started investigating Nunavut’s Fury and Hecla Strait because of a ping from the deep. They’re still stumped, and residents are clamoring for answers as the sound seems ... Read More »
Police say a U.S. man beaten to death outside of a Toronto bar after attending a bachelor party in the city has been identified as a 26-year-old resident of Maryland. Toronto police were called to BLVD TGER, a bar on College Street at Manning Avenue in Toronto just before 2:30, Saturday morning. When they arrived, they found a man with ... Read More »
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