Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional warMichael Christopher Low, University of Utah
Why the U.S. is unlikely to curtail China’s critical minerals dominanceCraig Anthony Johnson, University of Guelph
Vancouver built up fast — but now its older towers face an earthquake reckoningPreetish Kakoty, UCL and Carlos Molina Hutt, University of British Columbia
Strong opinions matter: Why some birds refuse to follow the flockLauren Guillette, University of Alberta and Julia Self, University of Alberta
Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for survivingNathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder
Deadly avalanches: Why skiers underestimate the risks, despite warningsFrédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University
The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front-lineNikita Sud, University of Oxford
What can whale films tell us about Marineland’s threatened belugas and dolphins?Matthew I. Thompson, University of Regina
The Milano Cortina Olympics: how to manage crowds in an eco-friendly wayAlizée Pillod, Université de Montréal
Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United StatesAlexandra R Harrington, McGill University
Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian PrairiesKerri Finlay, University of Regina; Colin Whitfield, University of Saskatchewan, and Lauren Bortolotti, University of Saskatchewan
Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questionsRuby Ekkel, Australian National University
Lessons from the sea: Nature shows us how to get ‘forever chemicals’ out of batteriesAlicia M. Battaglia, University of Toronto
Below freezing but still moving: How salamanders stay active in winterDanilo Giacometti, NUPENS (USP)
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwiseJonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Peace-Athabasca Delta is at risk. Here’s what we can do to evaluate the threatsLaura Neary, University of Waterloo; Brent Wolfe, and Roland Hall, University of Waterloo
As the climate changes, what does the future hold for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?Daniel Scott, University of Waterloo; Madeleine Orr, University of Toronto, and Robert Steiger, University of Innsbruck
Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicideCharles Z. Levkoe, Lakehead University
Canada is losing track of its wild salmon — just when we need that knowledge mostMichael Price, Simon Fraser University and Jonathan Moore, Simon Fraser University
Air pollution crosses borders, and so must the policies aimed at tackling itHarshit Gujral, University of Toronto; Meredith Franklin, University of Toronto; Sagnik Dey, The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and Steve Easterbrook, University of Toronto
Biomass could play a key role in Canada’s transition to a carbon-neutral economyNormand Mousseau, Université de Montréal and Roberta Dagher, Polytechnique Montréal
Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish speciesDarienne Lancaster, University of Victoria
How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transitionEkaterina Rhodes, University of Victoria; Megan Egler, University of Victoria; Rowan Hargreaves, University of Victoria, and Samuel Lloyd, University of Victoria
How the ocean’s hydrothermal systems made the first life on Earth possibleLong Li, University of Alberta
The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that meansKaveh Madani, United Nations University
Eating insects: A sustainable solution or an overhyped idea?Nina Klioueva, Université de Montréal and Maude Perreault, Université de Montréal
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questionsMaxime Polleri, Université Laval
Most of the world just agreed on something: a new treaty to protect our oceansGemma Ware, The Conversation
How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growthGisèle Yasmeen, McGill University; Julian Tayarah, McGill University, and Umme Salma, McGill University
Cyclone Senyar: Why hazards continue to turn into disasters in IndonesiaLisa Hiwasaki, Université Laval and Haekal A. Haridhi, Universitas Syiah Kuala
What the New Year’s fire at a Swiss bar tells us about fire preventionBrodie Ramin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sectorPhilippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia
Reducing household waste poses serious challenges in residential high-risesLisa Kowalchuk, University of Guelph
As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations?Alizée Pillod, Université de Montréal
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlifeEmily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh
Hotter weather thickens the blood of wild mammalsLindelani Makuya, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS); University of the Witwatersrand; Antoine Stier, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), and Carsten Schradin, Université de Strasbourg; University of the Witwatersrand
Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn’t ready for itSadaf Mehrabi, Iowa State University
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about itSamuel Lloyd, University of Victoria and Ekaterina Rhodes, University of Victoria
The climate insurance gap is widening, and it’s leaving marginalized Canadians behindAnne E. Kleffner, University of Calgary; Derek Cook, Ambrose University, and Mary Kelly, Wilfrid Laurier University
Who benefits from ‘nation-building’ projects like Ksi Lisims?Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expectedMatthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t readyMohammadamin Ahmadfard, Toronto Metropolitan University; Ibrahim Ghalayini, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Seth Dworkin, Toronto Metropolitan University
Milder winters, more parasites: Are moose at risk from winter ticks?Steeve Côté, Université Laval; Christian Dussault, Université Laval; Jean-Pierre Tremblay, Université Laval, and Julien H. Richard, Université Laval
The rise of sinkholes: How to spot the risks before disaster strikesPeter Adesina, University of Toronto
Aging bridges are crumbling. Here’s how new technologies can help detect danger earlierAmirreza Torabizadeh, Concordia University and Emre Erkmen, Concordia University
Concrete with a human touch: Can we make infrastructure that repairs itself?Mouna Reda, McMaster University and Samir Chidiac, McMaster University
Fast-tracking without foresight: Canada’s risky approach to major projectsJustina C. Ray, University of Toronto and Dave Poulton, The University of Queensland
From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disastersBrodie Ramin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floodsSamadhee Kaluarachchi, University of British Columbia and Younes Alila, University of British Columbia
Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcyAli Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University
Youth Climate Corps: Young Canadians need more action and less tokenizationLilian Barraclough, University of Guelph
Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacityRichard Bloomfield, Western University; Kassie Miedema, Western University, and Rebecca Ellis, Algoma University
The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yieldsJoshua M. Pearce, Western University
Are harp seals responsible for the stalled recovery of Atlantic cod?Tyler Eddy, Memorial University of Newfoundland
New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warmsBenjamin Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issueTandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Lacee O'Neil, University of Manitoba
New study: Ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animalsBritta Baechler, University of Toronto and Erin Murphy, Arizona State University
Worker honey bees can sense infections in their queen, leading to revoltAlison McAfee, University of British Columbia; North Carolina State University
Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promiseSimon Chin-Yee, UCL; Mark Maslin, UCL, and Priti Parikh, UCL
COP30: Governments must empower forest communities to keep fossil fuels undergroundPhilippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientistsRyan M. Katz-Rosene, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keepHannah Hughes, Aberystwyth University and Veronica Korber Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate riskJohn Sibanda, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
