Christentum… US Air Force Begins 2019 Space Wargame 8 Sep 20198 Sep 2019 The U.S. Air Force's 2019 Schriever Wargame kicked off Sept. 4 in Alabama. (Image: © U.S. Space Command) The wargame scenario is set in the year 2029. It explores critical…
Ökonomie… Backcountry Skiing Is Hurting Canada’s Endangered Caribou 11 Jan 201810 Jan 2018 Gaspésie National Park in Quebec is well-known for its beautiful views of the mountains and diverse wildlife. Skiers and hikers might even catch a glimpse of the iconic woodland caribou,…
Ökonomie… One of the Biggest Beer Companies in the US Just Invested $200 Million in Canadian Weed 31 Okt 201730 Okt 2017 Constellation Brands brings Corona and Modelo to the US, and now they’re getting into pot. By Kaleigh Rogers | MOTHERBOARD America is on the cusp of a weed revolution, and…
Gesellschaft… An Extremely Racist Canadian Video Game Was Put on Blast by a US Congresswoman 29 Sep 201728 Sep 2017 Who thought ‘Dirty Chinese Restaurant’ was a good idea? By Jordan Pearson | MOTHERBOARD What I'm about to tell you is some major bullshit, but I don't know a better…
Ökonomie… Wildfires Are on the Rise and Technology Can’t Stop Them 21 Jul 201720 Jul 2017 We’re getting better at tracking and predicting fires. But when it comes to the biggest, deadliest blazes, there isn’t much to do but evacuate. By Jacob Dubé | MOTHERBOARD Wildfires…
Ökonomie… Sea Level Rise Will Completely Reshape Canada by 2100 29 Jun 201728 Jun 2017 Vancouver, Halifax, and Tuktoyaktuk are on the front lines. By Kate Lunau | MOTHERBOARD In the past year, the Inuit community of Tuktoyaktuk in the Canadian Arctic, perched on the…
Ökonomie… Indigenous Peoples Will Shape a More Just and Sustainable Future for Canada 28 Jun 201727 Jun 2017 After 150 years of relentless colonization, Canada finds itself at a crossroads. Staring down social injustice, economic insecurity and environmental instability, it has the opportunity to forge a more just…
Gesellschaft… Banned Pesticides Keep Turning Up in Canada’s Medical Weed 22 Apr 201721 Apr 2017 Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that marijuana will be legal for adult use in Canada by July of 2018, it's up to agencies like Health Canada to…
Ökonomie… Canada’s New Genetic Discrimination Law Will Prevent a ‘Gattaca’ Future 10 Mrz 20179 Mrz 2017 On Wednesday night, Canadian parliament bucked the Prime Minister to pass a law that makes it illegal for employers or insurance companies to discriminate against people based on their DNA.…
Ökonomie… Canada’s Melting Glaciers Are Causing Sea Level Rise Around the World 16 Feb 201715 Feb 2017 The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else in the world, and its glaciers are melting. Researchers warn that Canada's Arctic glaciers are shaping up to be a massive contributor…
Bildung… Tour a Subterranean Dark Matter Lab in 360º VR 4 Feb 20173 Feb 2017 Carrying a VR camera made of 16 GoPros and a 40 pound battery pack 6,800 feet underground in a dark mine elevator wasn't how I'd anticipated spending last Thanksgiving, but…
Ökonomie… This 1000-Ton Turbine Will Harvest Tidal Energy to Power 500 Homes in Canada 9 Nov 20168 Nov 2016 The Bay of Fundy, on Canada’s East Coast, has famously strong tides. An incoming tide can pull 160 billion tonnes of seawater into the bay, with a vertical range of…
Geschichte… The Canadian Military Is Investigating a Mysterious Noise In the Arctic 3 Nov 20162 Nov 2016 In the tiny Arctic hamlet of Igloolik, Nunavut, hunters say a mysterious sound, seemingly coming from the bottom of the sea, is driving wildlife away. By Jordan Pearson |…
Ökonomie… The $20 Billion Arctic Pipeline That Will Haunt Canada Forever 10 Okt 20169 Okt 2016 The vision came to Jonas Antoine during a drum session with the other men of the tribe. Jonas is not a medicine man, but it was a medicine dream, of…
Bildung… Silt Built This Town – And Melting Ice Will Eventually Destroy It 14 Sep 201613 Sep 2016 FORT SIMPSON, NWT—By the end, the Mackenzie is a dirty river. But it doesn’t start that way. It starts clear, green in depth, clean enough to draw drinking water and…
Bildung… Why I Canoed 1,200 Miles to the Arctic Circle to Report on Climate Change 13 Sep 201612 Sep 2016 JEAN MARIE RIVER, NWT—If you want to know what our continent’s Arctic coast looks like, Google Street View isn’t much help. By Brian Castner | MOTHERBOARD Take Canada’s Northwest Territories.…
Christentum… A Judge Is Forcing These Antivaxxer Parents to Take Their Kids to a Doctor 16 Jul 201615 Jul 2016 An antivaxxer Canadian couple that was convicted after the death of their son from meningitis has been released on bail, but with some unusual requirements. By Kaleigh Rogers | MOTHERBOARD…
Bildung… The Doomed Hitomi Telescope Had a Spectacular View of the Universe As It Died 7 Jul 20166 Jul 2016 The Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, which met its untimely end in March, didn’t die in vain. It turns out that, in the five weeks or so that it was alive…
Gesellschaft… How Scientists Will Turn Your Smartphone Into a Lie Detector 5 Jul 20164 Jul 2016 So, you’re on a first date. You really like this person, and you have no idea whether or not they’re into you. As you casually pretend to check your phone,…
Bildung… Frankreich: Wir müssen mehr Widerstand leisten 29 Jun 201629 Jun 2016 Französische Intellektuelle rufen zum Widerstand gegen den radikalen Islam auf. Sie sind der Überzeugung: Staat und Gesellschaft müssen mehr tun, nicht nur in Frankreich. Von Jürg Altwegg | Frankfurter Allgemeine…
Ökonomie… How Space Technology Will Produce the Best Weed Ever 22 Jun 201621 Jun 2016 Mike Dixon wants to send plants to Mars. Growing crops in space is the best way to provide proper nutrition to the crew on a long-duration mission, this University of…