Small shifts toward plant-based meals have big health, climate impacts
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Researchers decry ‘freeze on science’ as confusion reigns over Trump administration medical funding
Canadian scientists say the uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent pause on federal health spending could stall research on…
Alberta doctors, scientists say COVID-19 response report should be dismissed
Dozens of Alberta scientists, doctors and researchers have penned an open letter calling on the Alberta governmentΒ to reject the recommendations…
Who’s the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one
As It Happens6:22Who’s the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one When an egg…
Asteroid rubble scooped by spacecraft contains new clues about origin of life
Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from an asteroid. In it,…
France says no to retiring 2 orcas at proposed N.S. whale sanctuary
A proposed retirement home for marine park whales on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore has hit another hurdle.Β France has denied…
Parents really do have a favourite child, new study suggests. And it’s probably who you think it is
This may not feel like newsΒ if you have siblings and a long-standing hunch that one of you could rob a…
The century-old mystery of ‘hair ice,’ how it forms and where to find it
1 day ago News Duration 3:44 If you’re lucky, you may have spotted “hair ice” out in the wild. Early…
L.A. fire conditions made 35 per cent more likely thanks to climate change, researchers say
The fires that devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, killing 28 people and burning over 16,000 homes and buildings are not…
The ‘dangerous’ promise of a techno-utopian future
Ideas53:59Techno-Utopia or The Billionairesβ Wet Dream On the first full day as the 47th U.S. President, Donald Trump announced what…