By Heidi Harley

science / science - 5 years ago

Why Don’t Big Dog Breeds Live As Long As Small Dog Breeds?

In the animal kingdom, it’s almost always true that bigger mammals live longer lives. It’s lifespan can be as short as 40 days. In fact, according to one German study published in The American Naturalist, every 4.4 pounds of body mass on a dog reduces their life expectancy by approximately one mon...

science / science - 5 years ago

Paradise lost: Tourist spots in danger of being loved to death

The Philippines' most famous resort island Boracay re-opens Friday after a six-month clean-up intended to fix the damage done by unrestrained mass tourism. Officials on the holiday island, Indonesia's top tourist destination, declared a "garbage emergency" last year after the palm-fringed Kuta beac...

science / science - 5 years ago

Philippines to re-open 'cesspool' Boracay after clean up

The Philippines re-opens its crown jewel resort island Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month clean up aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the island shuttered in April for a major effort to forti...

science / science - 5 years ago

White House presses forward with Trump's Space Command

U.S. President Donald Trump's planned U.S. Space Command should seek to develop ways for the country's military to operate in outer space, White House advisers recommended on Tuesday, with the government hoping to secure approval for it by 2020. The National Space Council, a White House advisory pa...

science / science - 5 years ago

Canada to impose carbon tax on provinces bucking climate action

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his government will impose a federal carbon tax on four out of 10 Canadian provinces that have failed to plan to curb climate pollution. The provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick will be subject to the Can$20 (US$15) per tonne levy...