Coconuts aren’t just good for your health. They might also save your life. Researchers from the University of Freiburg’s Plant Biomechanics Group are looking at the tropical fruit to find better ways ...

Located on the most active earthquake belt in the world, the island nation of Japan is constantly shaking, or bracing itself for the next big quake. Six years ago a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the ...

VANCOUVER, BC, March 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada supports innovation in the forest sector through the green construction of low-rise non-residential wood buildings. Mass timber use in public buildings, ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a spray-on concrete substance they say will make buildings earthquake-resistant and can be used to retrofit schools for half the price.

The Canadian Parliament’s oldest building, the East Block, is vulnerable to the frequent earthquakes of the Ottawa area and needs at least $66 million in upgrades to make it more tremor-resistant, ...

Montreal is among the most vulnerable cities in Canada to earthquakes — second behind only Vancouver — but can its buildings withstand a major tremor? A risk modeling firm, AIR Worldwide, estimated ...