LK-99 is all the buzz on social media, but it is just the latest of many claims to have created a room-temperature superconductor. What is it that has people so excited, and what if anything sets this claim apart?

Northern Ontario, like much of Canada, has been under high to extreme fire risk for most of the wildfire season and thats not likely to change anytime soon. But what does that mean for you and keeping yourself safe?

Over the last four months, you've sent us over 300 climate questions as part of the Great Lakes Climate Change Project. We've researched the most commonly asked questions and given you answers about extreme weather, our water supply, and how you can both take action and stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis.

It's easy to feel hopeless about climate change and believe most solutions are out of your hands. But you can help fix one of the biggest environmentalissues of our time, and it's likely growing right in your own yard: lawn grass.

The early bird gets the worm, the old saying goes. That's truer today due to climate change, as many birds return to Ontario too late to catch their favourite meals. Fortunately, you can help by participating in citizen science programs like eBird, iNaturalist and Project Feederwatch.

Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical primarily used in plastics, is tightly regulated in Canada. But there are concerns unregulated chemicals replacing BPA have similar negative effects on the body. According to a new study led by a McGill University team, some of those toxic compounds in food labels can leach into the products.

We can breathe a little easier around the Great Lakes and likely across Canada, suggests new research, as several toxic insecticides have finally disappeared from theair around the Lakesdecades after they werebanned in this country and phased out in the United States. Unfortunately, pesticides like DDT still linger in cities.