When storm winds howl and rivers flood, buildings take the brunt. And as climate change makes all kinds of extreme weather more frequent and more destructive, scientists at the National Research Council are trying to figure out how to ensure Canada’s built environment is ready. “We’re going to see change in the way we’re designing…

A Michigan company that makes self-driving food delivery vehicles will begin testing them out in Ann Arbor in January with patrons from four restaurants. Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI makes the REV, an autonomous robot that’s five feet (1.5 meters) tall, with wheels and a fuselage that can hold up to delivery bags. The company will…

It’s hard to walk down the kitchenware aisle in a Canadian store without noticing the “BPA-free” labels on plastic bottles and containers. Consumers usually assume these labels mean products are safer, or better, because they do not contain the harmful chemical, bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is a chemical additive in polycarbonate, the hard clear plastic…

Britain, the birthplace of coal power, produced more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the first time in 2019, the U.K.’s National Grid said on Wednesday. After Britain built the world’s first coal-fired power plant in the 1880s, coal became the country’s dominant electricity source…

Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates filed a lawsuit Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors. The lawsuit filed in U.S. court in Los Angeles argues that the law set to take effect Wednesday violates federal and state constitutional…

Prince William is collaborating with a global alliance of groups to launch a prize geared toward fostering innovation to combat climate change and solve environmental challenges. The Earthshot Prize will be offered to five winners annually over the next 10 years. The cash value has not been specified. “The Earth is at a tipping point and we…