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In a first, a data center is using a big battery to get online faster
CEOs of artificial-intelligence companies want to spend hundreds of billions of dollars building their energy-gobbling data centers, but that can’t happen without the necessary electricity supply. And they want to…
The complicated reality behind rising power prices
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Energy affordability has become a flash point over the past few…
Sudbury welcomes new Ontario SPCA animal centre manager
There’s a new friendly face at the Ontario SPCA Sudbury & District Animal Centre! Robert Poirier, the animal centre’s new manager, brings to the role over two decades of leadership…
What Ancient Poop Reveals About Our Ancestors
Once upon a time, in a cave just north of Durango, Mexico, someone took a poop. In fact, it was quite a few someones, and these events were spread out…
Chart: Solar is driving renewable energy to new heights around the globe
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . If you thought the world built a lot of renewables in the past few years, just wait for the…
Let a Thousand DNA Flowers Bloom
By KIM BELLARD When I saw a headline about “DNA flowers,” I was nonplused. I mean: aren’t all flowers made out of DNA, like every living thing on our planet?…
The Ocean We’re Still Discovering
The recent discovery of Grimpoteuthis feitiana, a new species of Dumbo octopus found deep in the Pacific, is a reminder of something both humbling and urgent: we still know so…
Environment groups welcome new enforcement powers and increases in penalties for nature laws
Three of the country’s biggest environment groups have welcomed the confirmation from Environment Minister Murray Watt that the federal government’s soon-to-be introduced amendments to the country’s national environment laws will…
4 Ways to Get Happier As You Age
People around the world collectively spend billions of dollars each year on products and services designed to extend their lives. But if they funnel all that money, time, and energy…