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'A story of hope': Scientists find elusive golden mole for the 1st time in 87 years
When a group of conservation scientists set off in search of a long-lost species of South Africa moles in 2021, their colleagues warned them not to get their hopes up. But now, the team from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria have confirmed the elusive creature lives...
SUNDAY 3. DECEMBER 2023
Local groups say new funding will help promote living shorelines in N.S.
The Nova Scotia government has pledged more than $2.4 million to seven community-led projects that focus on living shorelines. Living shorelines are seen as a nature-based way to reduce coastal erosion and flooding caused by climate change. They use natural materials — rocks, plants and sand — to stabilize land along the...
SATURDAY 2. DECEMBER 2023
As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world
The explosive spread of dengue offers a case study in how climate change, human movement, and rising temperatures are all coaligning to fuel the expansion of potentially deadly threats to human...
Celestial surprise: Edmonton man discovers meteorite in his rain gutter
Doug Olson discovered a pebble-sized meteorite on his roof, marking Alberta's first witnessed meteorite fall since...
Mating dance of sea fireflies is 'the coolest fireworks show that you've ever seen'
Scientists have discovered a species of crustaceans, each the size of a sesame seed, whose males lure potential mates with a synchronized and dazzling lights display powered by iridescent...
FRIDAY 1. DECEMBER 2023
Ships could capture energy from waves by imitating whales
The technology is called wave devouring propulsion because of how it helps to convert wave energy into a forward...
5 feline facts to help see your cat in a new light
Research offers new insights into our feline friends' biology and...
Solar storm expected to bring spectacular northern lights to Prairies
Christmas lights might not be the only thing lighting up these dark December nights, as a solar storm is expected to bring bright northern lights to the Prairies this...
THURSDAY 30. NOVEMBER 2023
This Detroit street can charge EVs as they drive
Crews have installed what’s billed as the first wireless-charging public roadway in the U.S. for electric vehicles. It’s beneath a street just west of downtown...
2023 set to be hottest year on record, UN says
The United Nations weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the...
How this Canadian producer is using AI to allow artists to sing in different languages
Jordan Young and his company Hooky recently developed a technology that allows artists to sound like they're singing in a different language. That resonated with American pop singer Lauv, who wanted to find a meaningful way to thank his Korean...
WEDNESDAY 29. NOVEMBER 2023
A snapshot of marine species swimming in the waters off West Mabou in Cape Breton
An underwater marine survey completed at the West Mabou Beach in Port Hood has yielded some interesting results that will shed light on what species live off the coast of Nova...
Salmon competing with industry as glaciers melt says study — exposing new habitat
A new study has found that glacier retreat is exposing land never touched by humans and creating new rivers. This new habitat is already attracting salmon – and mining...
Equipment failure kills 100,000 salmon worth $5-million at advanced land-based fish farm in N.S.
The land-based salmon farm is the only one in North America with zero waste discharge thanks to its proprietary water filtration system which constantly recirculates water on...
How Canadian scientists helped uncover sexually transmitted cases of a deadlier mpox strain
A research team made up of Canadian scientists and researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has documented the first known cases of a deadlier strain of mpox spreading through sexual...
TUESDAY 28. NOVEMBER 2023
Virgin Atlantic jet making 1st transatlantic flight on low-carbon fuel
A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet flying from London to New York powered by 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel took off Tuesday morning, as the aviation world seeks to showcase the potential of low-carbon options to secure its...
MONDAY 27. NOVEMBER 2023
There's nothing wrong with this upside down anglerfish. That's just how they swim
In 1999, researchers captured the first confirmed footage of a deepsea anglerfish — bobbing around belly-up just above the ocean’s floor. Now, more than two decades later, scientists can say for certain the phenomenon goes beyond "one wonky...
Moncton researchers developing artificial intelligence to fight wildfires
A team of engineers at the Université de Moncton is fine-tuning an algorithm that works with satellite and drone images to detect fires more accurately than humans. The technology also predicts where a blaze will spread, helping firefighters know where to send...
SUNDAY 26. NOVEMBER 2023
Sunscreen instead of ski pants? What El Niño could mean for the upcoming Prairie winter
Enjoying the relatively dry, balmy fall? There may be more to come, say experts, thanks to El Niño making its return after a nearly eight-year...
Halfway between the North Pole and equator isn't where you think it is
The families living here probably have no idea of the specialness of the intersection outside their door: 3,178.5 kilometres in each direction, the equator and the North Pole come to meet at this quaint...