View from The Hill: Labor’s ‘managed democracy’ reaches high point as blanket thrown over Israel‑Gaza dissent

Ministers and factional heavyweights worked behind closed doors to squash an attempted revolt over Israel and Gaza.

Jimothy the raccoon survived against the odds, a testament to sophisticated brains and devoted mothers

Surviving in the wild is no small feat for animals, especially ones like Jimothy, with rare conditions And yet he persevered ...

Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline faces a high‑stakes economic test

A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian ...

The World Cup was meant to be carbon‑neutral. FIFA hasn’t released the figures, so we built a computer model to check

The bid committee for the 2026 World Cup aimed for a carbon neutral event. Green groups predicted an environmental disaster.

How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?

A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the ...
Opinion

Teachers and doctors are losing the ability to self‑regulate. What are the risks?

New laws will give ministers control of previously independent regulatory bodies in education and health, potentially undermining their public advocacy roles.

The dog who waited for Odysseus: Argos reflects the deep human‑animal bonds of ancient Greece

The bonds between humans and animals are richly represented in both literature and visual arts throughout ancient Greek ...

South Dakota’s abortion pill advertising ban runs into free speech roadblock

Although states have the power to regulate medical care, they cannot exercise that power by prohibiting speech on medical ...

Millions of family caregivers manage complex diets for older relatives – often with little nutritional guidance

Caregivers often don’t recognize how much time, energy and effort is dedicated to their nutrition-related responsibilities, ...

New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share

Beyond deprioritizing scientific merit, the Trump administration’s proposal also restricts researchers’ ability to share ...

Should paper checks be abolished like the penny?

Germany is getting rid of paper checks at the end of 2027. Australia is bidding them farewell by 2030. U.S. President Donald ...

The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections

Native religions are tied to living landscapes, not points on a map. A scholar of Indigenous studies explains why reducing ...