Living

Ask an Expert: Karina Inkster

"The bartering of livable housing for the young and helpful friendship for the old is a positive side-effect of constructive social bridge building."

The next time you want to pet a dog, ask, and then listen to what the dog tells you

The more closely attuned we become with our waste, the more likely we are to know how to reduce it in the first place

White sliced mushrooms are being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.

Ask an Expert: Cait Holmes

Skoove compiled a list of 10 actors who learned an instrument for a film or TV role using interviews, news reports, and film databases.

In one study, UBC researchers found the closer one lived to green spaces, the better chance they had of reaching milestones in emotional maturity, language skills, and general knowledge.

A University of Victoria professor salvages a 1910-1911 Encyclopedia Britannica set from a recycling bin, and starts thinking about what we know today that was unknown when the entries were written

An extended period of hot weather, heat domes can create dangerous conditions for humans, animals and the environments they rely on. But how do they work? And are they really that different from a heat wave?