New funding will help Saint Mary’s researchers update database of right whale DNA
Researchers at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax have acquired funding that will help them update aΒ DNA database for the critically…
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How a mountain lion made a home in a Los Angeles neighbourhood
More than half of people around the world live in cities, with an estimated 70 per cent projected to live…
Robotics team from Hamilton children’s hospital wins big at provincial Lego league championship
Constructing anything from Lego can beΒ aΒ creativeΒ βΒ albeit time-consuming and challengingΒ βΒ project. For this group of young people at a Hamilton rehab hospital,…
Massive stores of carbon preserved in Canada's muddy ocean seabeds, UVic finds
New research from the University of Victoria suggests seabed sediment in British Columbiaβs channels and inlets could play an important…
This U of A engineering lab is researching sustainable water treatment practices
The Water Research Centre at the University of Alberta is focused on the future of water sustainability. They recently received…
B.C. photographer saves owl after seeing it hit by a car while he was taking its picture
Murray Zelt was enjoying photographing a northern pygmy owl hunting a vole near 100 Mile House in B.C.’s Cariboo,Β about 500…
Conservation of endangered right whales faces ‘serious setback’ as U.S. drops proposed rule
A recent decision by the U.S. government to drop a proposed rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales…
There’s a planetary parade tonight, and here’s how you can see it
Stargazers can expect a show in the night sky this week β a planetary parade when six planets gather close…
Scallop fishers scoop invasive sea vomit from Bay of Fundy in aid of science
Scallop fishers in the Bay of Fundy are keeping an eye out for a creamy-white species that grows on the…
How scientists in Atlantic Canada are working to keep forests healthy
2 days ago News Duration 2:32 Scientists from across Atlantic Canada are focusing on ways to fight back against invasive…