Elon Musk now has an office in the White House. What’s his political game plan?
The world’s richest man is now also one of the most politically powerful. Musk’s journey to mega MAGA funder sheds some light ...
Wanting to ‘return to normal’ after a disaster is understandable, but often problematic
Accepting change in the aftermath of natural disasters is hard. But long-term survival may require embracing managed retreat ...
The ‘singles tax’ means you often pay more for going it alone. Here’s how it works
It isn’t just not being able to split bills. Tax systems and social expectations can also play a role. If we want to fix this ...
LA gets rain, but also risk of flooding and debris flows from wildfire burn scars – a geologist explains the threat
Rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has the potential to contribute to flooding and ...
How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
A historian of the Holocaust and curator of the Auschwitz exhibition, now in Toronto, invites all who gather on Jan. 27 to ...
Canada’s claim that it champions human rights is at odds with its mining practices
Despite its feminist ambitions, taking a closer look at Canada’s role in countries where it has significant mining interests ...
Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue
The migrations of left-leaning users to Bluesky could deepen the divide with right-leaning users on X, and undermine ...
Urban food gardens produce more than vegetables, they create bonds for young Capetonians – study
Young urban farmers in Khayelitsha are nurturing connections, creating economic opportunities, and promoting environmental ...
Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language
Some languages in the world are facing extinction rapidly. Language Documentation helps us to safeguard and preserve them.
California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model
The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.
South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
These mysterious objects can have masses several million or billion times that of the Sun and are so dense that they warp space time around them. As far as astronomers know, all galaxies harbour a ...