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Kids Take Ontario Government to Court over Climate Change Plan
Seven young people in Ontario are taking the provincial government to court over its plan for fighting climate change.
Venice, Italy experiencing worst flood in 53 years
Venice is experiencing its worst flood in 53 years.
Toronto to Turn Food Scraps into Biofuel
The City of Toronto has a new program to use food scraps to create fuel for trucks.
First All-Female Spacewalk
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history on Friday when they climbed into spacesuits and left the International Space Station (ISS) to perform a spacewalk. It was the first time a spacewalk has been conducted by two women. A […]
“How Dare You?” Young People Rally To Demand Action On Climate Change
Millions of young people around the world protested in a Climate March on Friday, inspired by teen activist Greta Thunberg.
How Garfield Phones Ended Up On French Beaches
A thirty-year-old environmental mystery has finally been solved. Since the 1980s, pieces of plastic telephones that look like Garfield—the lazy cartoon cat—have been washing up on beaches in France. People living in Brittany, in the northwest of France, have picked […]
#ThanksOppy: Mars Rover Mission Ends
Opportunity, a rover sent to explore the surface of Mars, has completed its mission, NASA announced on February 13. The rover is a motorized vehicle about the size of a golf cart. It had explored the surface of Mars for […]
Fires Raging In California
Rain may be coming to California.
That’s good news for the many firefighters and other helpers who have gathered there to fight a series of forest fires that have been burning in the US state for more than 11 days.
The fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and have caused a lot of damage across tens of thousands of acres. Many people have had to leave their homes to get away from the fires.
The Weather Channel reports that 10 to 15 centimetres (four to six inches) of rain are forecast for today.
The rain will not only help the firefighters in their battle against the blaze, but it may also help to improve the air quality in northern California, according to CNN, a news service.
Canadian Scientist Shares Nobel Prize For Physics
The Nobel Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world.
Dr. Strickland will share the prize with Dr. Gérard Mourou of France and Dr. Arthur Ashkin of the United States.
All three scientists won for their work creating tiny (miniature) tools using lasers.
The prize is $1.28 million. It will be divided among the three scientists. Half the money will go to Dr. Ashkin. Dr. Strickland and Dr. Mourou will share the other half.
