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Meet 2 PhD students who are trying to make environmental field work more accessible

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we meet a pair of PhD students who are trying to make outdoor research more accessible and find out what's in dirty snow (besides dirt).

Science April 28

Why SpaceX's Starship launch was hailed as both a great success and a colossal mess

Nicole Mortillaro

Science April 27

From freak weather to our water supply to optimism and action. Here are answers to your climate questions

Canada Sudbury April 28

Deadly African drought not possible without climate change, study finds

Science April 27

World's biggest cumulative logjam mapped in the N.W.T. — and it stores tons of carbon

If added altogether, deposits of wood across the Mackenzie River Delta would cover a third of Yellowknife. Researchers calculated how much carbon it stores — which is at risk of entering the atmosphere more quickly as the climate changes.

Canada North April 27

Protected areas, fishery closures announced to help protect B.C.'s threatened southern resident killer whales

Measures include 10-knot zones in salmon feeding grounds and banning commercial and recreational salmon fisheries in the southern Gulf Islands.

Canada British Columbia April 27

Canada's first public facility for egg research, education and training opens in Manitoba

Canada's first public facility for egg research, education and training opened its doors in Manitoba on Wednesday.

Canada Manitoba April 27

Parrots who learn to video call feathered friends feel less lonely, study finds

Keena Alwahaidi

Radio As It Happens April 26

This N.L. class investigated virtual reality. Here's what happened

Drug-smuggling drones rampant in Canadian prisons, says correctional officers' union

Canada British Columbia April 26

Japanese company loses contact with spacecraft after attempting to land on the moon

Science April 25

Artemis II astronauts meet Trudeau

Drone training helps farmers land new skills in Alberta's Peace region

Canada Edmonton April 25

Dirty spring snow carries more than dirt. There are also other pollutants we can't see

Canada Saskatoon April 26

Scientists weigh in on recommendations for North Atlantic right whale measures

Hannah Rudderham

Canada New Brunswick April 25

Rats get a bad rap. These landmine-sniffing rodents are helping change that

Radio The Current April 25

Poaching still widespread despite closure of Maritime elver fishery

Canada Nova Scotia April 25

How peatlands on the Prairies are at risk from climate change

Christy Climenhaga

Canada Edmonton April 24

A growing number of B.C. winemakers are investing in sustainability — here's why

Canada British Columbia April 24

Excessive screen time is changing our eyes faster than we can blink

Canada April 27

CBC Investigates

Police across Canada are increasingly using drones. In Hamilton, there are privacy 'red flags'

Canada Hamilton April 25

Stoney Nakoda Nations elders, knowledge keepers share traditional ways to respect bears

Canada Calgary April 23

Big projects are waiting for Starship to straighten up and fly right

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 21

What does the explosion of the SpaceX rocket mean for the Mars mission?

'AI scientist' brings us a step closer to the age of machine-generated scientific discovery

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 14

The airline industry is working on cleaner fuel — but how quickly can it decarbonize flying?

Science April 20

SpaceX launches giant rocket, but it explodes shortly after

Science April 21

WATCH | Forget pesticides, this South African vineyard has an 'army' of ducks

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