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Giant tortoise found in Galapagos is from species previously considered extinct, Ecuador confirms
Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a member of the species Chelonoidis phantasticus that was considered extinct a century ago. Galapagos National Park is preparing an expedition to search for more of the tortoises in an attempt to save the...
Canada announces plans to land a rover on the moon
Science Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five...
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the...
Bladeless wind turbine wobbles to generate power
A Spanish startup has developed a slender vertical wind turbine that, instead of rotating or spinning, oscillates to collect the kinetic energy of the wind and transform it into...
Still waiting for N.L.'s famous iceberg season? Don't hold your breath, scientists say
One iceberg tracker is hesitant to predict any bergs at all in the southern parts of Newfoundland this year but says it's not necessarily a harbinger of...
Young bear captured in West Island euthanized, Wildlife Ministry confirms
A bear that was caught in Dorval on Sunday was euthanized on Monday, according to the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks. Members of the animal rescue group that helped co-ordinate the operation say they weren't consulted and could have found a refuge for it to live out the rest of its...
200-year-old traditional headdress returns to B.C. First Nation after decades in Ontario museum
Chief Petra Munroe says she was shocked that her husband spotted a 200-year-old ancestral headdress from their First Nation while browsing the online collections of the Royal Ontario Museum. Now, plans have been made for the ancestral treasure to return to B.C. sometime in...