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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...
SATURDAY 25. NOVEMBER 2023
Pregnant people, children face 'dire' health consequences from climate change, WHO warns
Pregnant individuals face “extreme health risks from climate catastrophes,” according to a report released this week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations...
FRIDAY 24. NOVEMBER 2023
These bats copulate for hours with enormous penises but no penetration
A common serotine bat's penis is seven times longer and wider than the female genital tract. A researcher who specializes in bat reproduction explains how the bats get the deed...
Ignace, Ont., group was in Finland to tour world's 1st long-term nuclear waste repository at NWMO's expense
Councillors and others from Ignace, Ont., were in Finland this month and took an elevator hundreds of metres underground to tour the world's first long-term geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Representatives from South Bruce in southwestern Ontario have also made the trip. Costs were all covered by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, which will decide which of the two regions...
Behold Turkules, the turkey who charmed and terrorized a New Jersey town for months
A wild turkey has been caught and relocated to the wilderness after months of evading capture and gaining notoriety in West Orange,...
THURSDAY 23. NOVEMBER 2023
Fear, family, and space food: Jeremy Hansen gets personal ahead of moon mission
Jeremy Hansen will be the first Canadian to fly to the moon in November 2024. As he prepares for his mission he reflects on the fear he feels, the strain on his family and how his love of space...
Frazzled by all the plastic packaging on your produce?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the struggle to reduce plastic use in the sale of produce and why climate scientists think their warnings are becoming repetitive yet remain utterly...
'Super pig' Prairie problem now approaching the U.S. border
Wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a "super pig" that's spreading out of...
WEDNESDAY 22. NOVEMBER 2023
Humpback whale photographed 40 years ago in Caribbean dies after beaching on Sable Island
A humpback whale died earlier this month after beaching itself on Sable Island. The whale had been previously sighted over 40 years...
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk to head to the International Space Station
It’s a dream that’s out of this world. The Canadian Space Agency announced that astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been assigned a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025, and Jenni Gibbons will be Jeremy Hansen's back-up for the Artemis II...
Conservationists planting 'koala corridors' to protect iconic animal
A conservation group in Australia is planting trees to create corridors that help koalas safely move across the landscape in New South Wales after the marsupial populations were devastated by bushfires in 2019 and 2020.
Instagram's 'Mr. Adventure' accused of illegally killing bears in Yukon
Tristan James Hamm — who goes by "Mr. Adventure" on Instagram, describing himself as an outdoor connoisseur, adventure athlete and an entrepreneur — is accused of illegally killing two Yukon black bears and a...
Health Canada lifts lengthy mad cow-related blood donation ban nationwide
Canadian Blood Services says research clearly shows there is now virtually no risk of transmitting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through new blood...
Many people aren't represented in anatomy drawings. These professors are changing that
Crack open just about any textbook dealing with medicine or science, and you'll see a lot of the same when it comes to the human anatomy illustrations: white male bodies, usually very physically fit, absent tattoos, piercings or...
'Dude, don't touch the bear!': Video of animal encounter in Campbell River, B.C., causing outrage
Locals worry that a social media video showing people crowding a black bear while it snacks on salmon sends the wrong message about interacting with animals in the...
TUESDAY 21. NOVEMBER 2023
Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow Great Lakes push
Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive...
Co-operation may be as inherent to human nature as conflict. Just look at bonobos
Violence between rival factions has long been a part of human evolution, going all the way back to our chimpanzee ancestors. But another of our distant relatives, it turns out, are downright...
MONDAY 20. NOVEMBER 2023
Case of U.S. man caught with walrus tusk statue in his trunk reveals the debate over Inuit art exports
The law that an American man was convicted of breaking exist to prevent the sale and export of endangered species products. Those laws are celebrated by some conservationists even as Inuit artists decry them as too...
SUNDAY 19. NOVEMBER 2023
From Saint John to outer space: These astronomy buffs have a new planetary namesake
Three New Brunswickers are enjoying an astronomical surprise: an asteroid has been named after them. It's called Mipach — using the first two letters from their...
SATURDAY 18. NOVEMBER 2023
SpaceX Starship test flight fails minutes after launch
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an...
Deep sleep, memory formation go hand-in-hand. Scientists are also finding links to dementia
A new study has found a decrease in deep sleep was associated with a higher risk of dementia. A growing body of research points to clear links between deep sleep and memory formation, but also the possibility of dire consequences when someone’s sleep quality erodes over...
Swimmer witnesses surprise fight between octopus and sea lion
It was flippers against tentacles in an ocean matchup near Nanaimo, B.C.
Avian flu expands across B.C., endangering poultry, birds of prey and other wildlife
As bird flu devastates a growing number of poultry farms in B.C., wildlife experts are raising the alarm about the deadly virus' impact on wild animals and possible threat of it turning into another pandemic among...
#TheMoment a Sask. teen taught her horse to paint
Tuff the horse is an 11-year-old off-track thoroughbred — and a painter. Ella Wall has built a powerful bond with the animal that includes the occasional painting session.
FRIDAY 17. NOVEMBER 2023
What makes Iceland so volcanically active? Shifting plates below the island nation
Iceland is part of the longest mountain range in the world where plate tectonics is violently creating a growing, massive rift along the Mid-Atlantic...