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A video of two black bears wrestling on a backyard trampoline in Coquitlam, B.C., has prompted a wildlife expert to advise caution as the animals emerge from hibernation and move closer to...
15 articles from SUNDAY 17.4.2022
A video of two black bears wrestling on a backyard trampoline in Coquitlam, B.C., has prompted a wildlife expert to advise caution as the animals emerge from hibernation and move closer to...
China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an official said Sunday.
After many hours scouring Cape Cod Bay and a few false alarms, those aboard the Research Vessel Shearwater on a bright April day make their first sighting: three North Atlantic right whales, including a rare mother-calf pair.
A Nova Scotia group of volunteers goes out on warm, rainy nights in April to help dozens of salamanders cross roads and get to their breeding grounds without being harmed by...
Some engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's...
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Telescope have confirmed the existence the largest comet ever discovered, and it will pass by our sun in the next decade.
Drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder is being given to pregnant women despite risks, data showsMHRA to look into cases of unsafe epilepsy drug being given to pregnant womenThe anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate can cause birth defects, but data has revealed it is still being prescribed to pregnant women in the UK, with concerns also raised that they are not always given information...
Sodium valproate, associated with birth defects, reportedly being prescribed without proper warningsRegulators will investigate cases where an epilepsy drug that can cause birth defects has been prescribed without proper warnings, in light of reports that pregnant women are continuing to be given it.Sodium valproate is a drug used to treat epilepsy, and is also used in some people with bipolar...
What can the behaviour of apes teach us about sex and gender? A great deal, according to a new book by primatologist Frans de Waal – and his findings are already stirring controversySex and gender have come to represent one of the hottest fronts in the modern culture wars. Now, on to this bloody battlefield, calmly dodging banned books, anti-transgender laws and political doublespeak, strolls...
Premier Doug Ford's government has quietly revised its plan to meet Ontario's 2030 targets for cutting carbon emissions....
Scientists say the natural world has an important role to play in creating new drugs to fight the diseaseCancer care relies on complex therapies involving radioactive materials and sophisticated drugs and has come far from past remedies based on plants and herbs.However, scientists warn there is still a need to understand the botanical roots of tumour treatments – to maintain new sources of...
Director of network that processed millions of tests says smart diagnostics could tackle other major diseasesTwo years of mass Covid testing have paved the way for a revolution in how we diagnose other diseases, the founding director of the Lighthouse labs network has said.In his first interview since the pandemic began, Prof Chris Molloy said that people’s familiarity with using swabs for Covid...