Health & Wellness Archive
SCIENCE MATTERS: Avatar’s ecological message
Blockbuster makes strong environmental analogies amidst all the action and special effects
SCIENCE MATTERS: If we can imagine it, we can achieve it
The future can be bright, but we’ve got to start acting now
SCIENCE MATTERS: Oceans keep all of Earth’s life living
When we mistreat our waters, all of us pay the price
SCIENCE MATTERS: Canada must do more to confront climate crisis
Short-term thinking increases the risk of long-term problems
SCIENCE MATTERS: Protecting nature saves us money
In addition to ensuring the planet’s future, environmental measures make economic sense is the long run
SCIENCE MATTERS: Healthy people need a healthy planet
Health-care pros call for changes to environmental responsibility
SCIENCE MATTERS: Life on land depends on waters
The health of oceans affects all mankind
SCIENCE MATTERS: The truth may hurt, but ignoring it will hurt more
Inaction on climate change comes with a huge price tag
SCIENCE MATTERS: Copenhagen climate summit is crucial
Future well-being of planet may hinge on actions taken in December
SCIENCE MATTERS: Forests impact Earth’s future
Strong measures must be taken now to protect the planet
SCIENCE MATTERS: Upcoming climate-change summit must bring real change
Earth’s future may hinge on deal made in Copenhagen
SCIENCE MATTERS: The countdown to Copenhagen
Our future could hinge on upcoming climate-change summit
SCIENCE MATTERS: A life-altering experience
Only humans have changed the planet so vastly, so quickly
SCIENCE MATTERS: Food subject to more weird science
In gearing up for the 2010 release of its super-genetically-modified corn called SmartStax, agricultural-biotechnology giant Monsanto is using an advertising slogan that asks, “Wouldn’t it be better?” But can we do better than nature, which has taken millennia to develop the plants we use for food?
SCIENCE MATTERS: Time to rethink our trash
Moving towards a zero-waste society requires creativity
SCIENCE MATTERS: Hey, teachers! Take it outside
Outdoor schooling has many benefits for students
SCIENCE MATTERS: Tiny Township victory sets a big example
Regular citizens in small-town Ontario stop landfill project in its tracks
SCIENCE MATTERS: The mystery of B.C.’s disappearing sockeye
The Fraser River’s sockeye salmon are in trouble. And when the salmon are in trouble, we’re all in trouble.
SCIENCE MATTERS: It’s time for a new economic paradigm
Man created the economy, so it’s within our power to make it better
SCIENCE MATTERS: Saving berries for pickers and bears
Precious fruits of the land threatened by growing agribusiness
SCIENCE MATTERS: A tool in the fight against global warming
The science is clear: human-caused global warming is a reality. Now it’s time to focus on solutions. We need strong leadership from our governments in setting firm greenhouse gas reduction targets, and we need to look at a range of policies and practices. There’s no legitimate argument about whether the problem exists, but there is still some debate about the best ways to tackle it.
SCIENCE MATTERS: G8 moves forward on climate change, but is it enough?
Scientific data suggests targets set by the richest nations may not help to offset dire consequences
SCIENCE MATTERS: Doing the ‘right’ thing for whales
One protected species merits another.
SCIENCE MATTERS: Ecology and economy go hand in hand
A greener future can be more prosperous, not less
