This column is an opinion by Alexander Rudolph, a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University where he researches cyberdefence and cyberwarfare. Outside of his research, he also works as an independent consultant and policy analyst. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Official documents recently obtained by The Canadian Press…
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector fell by 2 per cent last year, the biggest fall since at least 1990, owing to reduced coal usage in Europe and the United States, a study showed on Monday. Coal-fired power generation fell by 3 per cent globally, also the largest fall since 1990, research by independent…
The discovery of a variety of different types of stone tools with the skulls of Homo erectus remains from more than a million years ago shows that early toolmakers used a bigger toolkit than had been previously thought. The fossils were found at two sites in Ethiopia, a country which has yielded a trove of remains from…
Canada’s cyber intelligence agency says it’s working on what it calls the “Holy Grail” of data encryption to protect government information as the number of reports of privacy breaches, malware attempts and ransomware hits continues to grow. Encryption mainly works in transit — which protects data when it’s being sent — or “at rest”, which guards information…
Over the last year, Marketplace has investigated the overuse of plastic packaging at some of Canada’s top supermarket chains. A year later, we revisited Loblaws, Sobeys, Costco and Walmart and found evidence of a growing industry — bioplastics. One of the bioplastics we came across in our supermarket search: compostable plastics. The team found bags, cutlery and coffee…
Belgian waffles may be about to become more environmentally friendly. Scientists at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with larva fat to replace butter in waffles, cakes and cookies, saying using grease from insects is more sustainable than dairy produce. Clad in white aprons, the researchers soak nlack soldier fly larvae in a bowl of water,…
