Tsunamis: What are they and how do they happen?
On Tuesday, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area around Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, resulting in tsunami warnings being issued…
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Will we have thinking robots by 2030? Or is this just hype from big tech?
The CurrentWhat is AGI, and will it harm humanity? These days many people use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for everything…
Mountain roads and coal mines cut grizzly bears off from habitat, study finds
A new study found that grizzly bears have had to change their movements across the Canadian Rockies, becoming more constrained…
The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. You can thank the lab-grown variety for that
When Aret Oymakas started selling diamonds years ago, engagement ring shoppers came in looking for one thing for their brides-to-be:Β a…
Chimney swifts’ housing crisis creates hurdle for affordable housing providers
The chimney swift is a disappearingΒ bird that originally nested in hollow old-growth trees. After those forests were logged, it found…
Trump’s NASA cuts will ‘compromise human safety,’ hundreds of employees say in letter
As It HappensTrump’s NASA cuts will ‘compromise human safety,’ say hundreds of employees NASA scientists say pending cuts to the…
Goldfish, traps and electric currents: Inside Canada’s quiet war against invasive carp
With long wires trailing from its bow like steel whiskers, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans research vessel Nobilis resembles…
More research needed on wildfire smoke toxicity, scientists say as they warn of pollution ‘time bomb’
Wildfire smoke in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual and more research needs to be done on theΒ pollutants…
Wildlife rescue hopes blind, baby moose can find forever home at Toronto Zoo
A wildlife rescue in Ottawa is hoping the province will allow it to transfer a blindΒ baby moose to the Toronto…
Scientists find the world’s smallest snake, once feared extinct, hanging out under a rock
As It HappensScientists re-discover the world’s smallest snake, hanging out under a rock in Barbados Until this spring, the world’s…