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Personality plays a role in whether you believe in climate change, Dalhousie study finds

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 05:00

People who rank higher on scales of narcissism, machiavellianism and psychopathy tend to have greater levels of skepticism about climate change, while people with stronger pro-social traits are less skeptical.

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What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 04:00

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of being hit by something big?

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As this tiny frog disappears from Canada, conservationist warn fast-tracking bills put more species at risk

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 04:00

The Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, once found in the wetlands of Ontario's Pelee Island, is being reclassified from endangered to locally extinct. Some conservationists warn that recent legislation meant to fast-track development could remove environmental protections and put more species at risk.

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Meet the man using AI to clone his voice before he loses it to ALS

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 04:00

Dr. Alec Cooper is recording himself reciting common sayings, elaborate poems and his favourite books as part of the process to clone his voice before his condition deteriorates.

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First Nations have plan to move problem grizzly but need go-ahead from B.C.

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 10:00

A legislator with the Tla’amin Nation says there is a plan — and funding — to trap the grizzly on Texada Island and move it 100 kilometres away to Bute Inlet, so far that it wouldn’t be able to swim back. But so far, they don’t have a sign-off from the province to proceed.

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Islanders are being asked to help track the rare smooth greensnake this summer

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 05:00

If you spot a smooth greensnake in the wild on Prince Edward Island, the province’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife division wants to hear from you. Officials are hoping to gather data on the elusive reptile, considered the rarest snake on the Island.

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N.B. Museum set to add 1st rare owl specimen found in the province in over 100 years

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 05:00

A great grey owl that was previously in the care of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute will be joining the New Brunswick Museum as a scientific specimen. The museum's Greg Jongsma believes the addition of the owl is of great scientific value.

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U.S. government cuts key hurricane forecasting data from satellites

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:14

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cut-off of key data from U.S. Department of Defence satellites, something a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesperson called a routine data rotation and replacement.

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Origins of COVID-19 still unclear according to final report from WHO expert group

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 13:27

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren't sure how the worst health emergency in a century began.

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'Like a clear-cut forestry operation': Cleanup begins at downburst-hit Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:44

Crews with Ontario Parks and some contractors are busy clearing downed trees from a provincial park devastated by a recent downburst. One official says the storm destroyed dozens of trailers and vehicles as it knocked over trees. Although some people were injured, the official says it was a miracle no one was killed.

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Scientists say they've proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 14:00

In 2008, Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really proven it and are giving scientists a new glimpse into Earth's early history.

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These massive waves used to be the stuff of legend

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 13:06

Once dismissed as a maritime myth, rogue waves are now being recorded in Canadian waters more than ever. A network of AI-powered buoys off the coast of B.C. is capturing these giants in real time. Johanna Wagstaffe meets the engineer developing new tools to understand — and maybe one day forecast — their chaotic nature.

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Curious great white shark circles lobster boat off Cape Breton, chomps briefly on hull

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 11:00

A Cape Breton lobster fisherman and his crew had the encounter of a lifetime this week when a 4.5-metre great white shark circled his boat just off Sight Point, coming close enough to briefly bite the hull.

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Scientists studying suspected Lake Superior meteotsunami that left residents 'in awe'

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 04:00

The massive fluctuations in Lake Superior's water levels have caught the eye of scientists, who think they're the result of a type of tsunami wave called a meteotsunami. Meteotsunamis are driven by air-pressure disturbances often tied to fast-moving weather events such as severe thunderstorms and squalls.

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Aggressive cougars shut down biking trails in Whistler, B.C., area

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 21:30

More cougar sightings in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region have led to trail closures in the resort municipality of Whistler and in the Garibaldi Lake area.

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Western Canadian glaciers melting twice as fast as they did a decade ago, research shows

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 21:07

Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade.

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Heart monitors for horses, shaded pens for bulls part of rodeo safety at Calgary Stampede

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 04:00

Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.

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'Very emotional': Brain-computer tech gives kids with disabilities new powers

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 06:00

It sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts. But for kids with disabilities in Ontario, it’s an emerging reality that’s helping them connect with the world around them in unprecedented ways.

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How Jaws made us believe great white sharks are villains in real life

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:33

Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws put sharks on our radar in a very real way. It broke box office records and tapped into an underlying fear of sharks and the unknown lurking in the ocean.

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How to help your body cope in hot weather

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 15:25

As people across Ontario, Quebec and major cities in the U.S. swelter under a June heat wave, medical experts are urging them to take precautions in the potentially deadly weather.

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