“Every child matters”. First launched in 2013 by Shuswap author Phyllis Webstad, Orange Shirt Day has its origins in Webstad’s personal story. Interned in a residential school at the age of six, she showed up wearing an orange sweater given by her grandmother....
Organized by the French Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, represented here by Ambassador Marion Paradas, the conference-debate was attended by some 50 guests. Photo : Marion Moreau / Ambassade de France Global warming is affecting not only the polar regions,...
A landscape that seems frozen in time. And yet… With global warming, the Arctic is becoming increasingly unstable. Proof of this is a landslide followed by a mega-tsunami, the oscillations of which will have been recorded around the world for nine days. Photo:...
In the icy waters off Svalbard, a team of researchers has discovered two bacteria that hold great promise in the fight against E. coli infections. Photo: Yannik Schneider While bacterial infections with E. coli are still rife, sometimes with serious consequences, two...
They’re as gelatinous as they come, and some species have stinging cells to defend themselves. Yet jellyfish are a good food source, and Arctic fish seem to love them. Here, a lion’s mane jellyfish. Photo: WCarter, Wikipedia A study published last month...
