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This orange lobster might not look that rare — but it's 1 in 30 million

Mon, 05/19/2025 - 04:00

To the untrained eye, the crustacean may not look all that different, but fishmonger Yvon Jalbert had never seen an orange lobster in his 40-year career until last week.

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Quebec program that keeps tabs on frog species is looking for more volunteers

Mon, 05/19/2025 - 04:00

The province’s Amphibian Population Monitoring Program helps track common frog species across Quebec to better understand what areas should be prioritized for conservation. Biologists say it also helps determine whether an ecosystem is healthy.

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Could much of eastern Ontario become a dark-sky preserve? One group hopes so

Mon, 05/19/2025 - 04:00

It's a massive undertaking, but two men are hoping to turn much of eastern Ontario into a dark-sky preserve — and they're leaning into astrotourism, something they say has been a growing trend since the pandemic.

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B.C. wildlife group concerned about risk to rainbow trout from wind farm project

Sat, 05/17/2025 - 09:00

The B.C. Wildlife Federation has concerns new legislation to expedite wind projects may prioritize speed over environmental protections, but Westbank First Nation says the new rules streamline an inefficient process.

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Beware: Mosquito season will soon be upon us. Here's what you need to know

Sat, 05/17/2025 - 04:00

The sun is out, temperatures are rising, and the flowers are blooming: Canadians are emerging once again into a beautiful spring and summer season. But as people shed their winter layers, our blood-sucking nemeses — mosquitoes — are also emerging into the warmer weather.

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Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

Sat, 05/17/2025 - 04:00

The video was captured by a surveillance camera on March 28 when a violent earthquake struck the southeast Asian country of Myanmar — causing widespread damage as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, and killing some 3,700 people, according to Myanmar's ruling military junta. 

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Rare whale washes up on Vancouver Island, in possible 1st sighting of species in B.C.

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 18:14

'Na̱mg̱is First Nation says it is 'deeply concerned' about the temperate-water Bryde's whale being found dead so far north.

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Researchers egg-static to capture 1st footage of this rare snail spawning from its neck

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 16:56

After a dozen years dedicated to studying a rare species of carnivorous snail, Lisa Flanagan was thrilled to finally film the moment that, until recently, had been shrouded in mystery.

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The internet is full of misinformation. That's by design, experts say

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 16:45

We are surrounded by information, and yet, 43 per cent of Canadians feel it's harder to decipher the truth from fiction. Several recent studies look at why the information age is so confusing.

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Mount St. Helens will blow again — but not like 1980

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 12:20

It's been 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted — and scientists say it will erupt again in our lifetime. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down what will make it different from the deadly blast in 1980 and how today’s technology is giving us an early warning system.

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Allegations of caribou wastage after hunt meant to vilify First Nations hunters, former lodge owner says

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 06:00

The former owner of a remote lodge in northern Manitoba where recent caribou hunts led to allegations of vandalism and animal wastage says he believes images of dead fetuses at the site were circulated with the intent of making First Nations hunters "look bad."

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Tourists watch as a massive chunk of ice breaks off Argentinian glacier

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 12:31

The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block of ice some 70 metres tall — the size of a 20-storey building — collapses from the face of the Perito Moreno glacier into the aquamarine water below.

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Oldest fossil footprints from reptile found in Australia (Sorry, Canada)

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 10:12

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. Previously the earliest known reptile footprints, found in Canada, were dated to 318 million years ago.

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2 little birds may delay opening of Acadia University's new nursing building

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 05:00

Chimney swifts, a species at risk, were spotted at the building that will be demolished to make way for the new facility.

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How a U.S. weather agency tries to combat 'do-it-yourself' Lake Erie algae bloom forecasts

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 05:00

Based on two months of spring data collected across the watershed, U.S. scientists suggest mild-to-moderate sized blooms in that area of the lake. The 2014 Toledo water crisis prompted Lake Erie bulletins.

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Protesters gather at B.C. farm as ostriches set to be killed over bird flu fears

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:45

Universal Ostrich lost its court case seeking to overturn a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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Athletes' injury risk altered by menstrual cycle, research indicates

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 04:00

A recent study from the University of Vigo in Pontevedra, Spain found that a woman’s monthly hormonal changes could alter biomechanics and movement patterns, creating a higher chance for injury.

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Lodge owner decries killing of caribou on property, but others caution against rush to judgment

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 22:22

The owner of a remote hunting lodge in northern Manitoba says he wants answers after he found a “mass slaughter” of caribou and severe property damage there last month, but police warn that images circulating of the dead animals might not tell the entire story.

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Second dead grey whale in less than a week washes ashore in B.C.

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 20:02

A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida Gwaii and a marine mammal response team is working with local First Nations to co-ordinate a necropsy.

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B.C.'s low snowpack and early melt signal drought, raising concerns for hydro power

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 18:56

Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer, the province's latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says.

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