A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in an Iraqi cave already famous for fossils of these extinct cousins of our species is providing fresh evidence that they buried their dead — and intriguing clues that flowers may have been used in such rituals. Scientists said on Tuesday they had discovered in Shanidar Cave in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region…

With three months having passed since Windsor council declared a “climate emergency,” the question now is — what’s the city going to do about it? On Wednesday, the city’s Environment, Transportation and Public Safety Standing Committee examined multiple reports, looking at strategies to find the answer to that question. One outlined a strategy to reduce Windsor’s greenhouse gas…

Until now, Tim Hortons’ annual Roll Up the Rim contest encouraged customers to consume and throw out millions of disposable coffee cups for a chance to win prizes. But this year it’s rolling out a greener version of the contest. “We listened to the feedback from our guests, who wanted us to modernize the program,” Hope…

The oilsands have reduced the amount of greenhouse gas they emit per barrel of oil produced but remain more carbon-intensive than the average barrel worldwide and are the fastest-growing source of emissions in Canada, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute. That puts the sector in a risky position as the world looks to shift toward…

A troubled oil and gas company that has wells in the Northwest Territories has gone into receivership, and the territory’s oil and gas regulator is worried that taxpayers will be left to clean up the property. Strategic Oil and Gas Ltd. has been under creditor protection for 10 months, but it’s efforts to restructure have failed,…

The potential launch of tens of thousands of satellites is a serious threat to astronomy, according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Now, it’s trying to find solutions. The announcement came just days before SpaceX launched an additional 60 of its Starlink satellites.  Such “constellations” — any collection of artificial satellites —  are already in wide use, powering…