Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk.

Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.

Remember those claims that signs of life may have been detected on an exoplanet? Scientists have been skeptical about the claim, and now new, independent research is adding to that skepticism.

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport. But remains unearthed in England are the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in ancient Rome.

A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests more than 55 years ago can still be found in some fish in the province, according to a new study.

Quebec’s Wildlife Ministry dropped about 75,000 vaccine baits around towns near the U.S. border in April. It has confirmed 16 cases of rabies in raccoons since the beginning of 2025.

Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science project. They’re asking people near Tadoussac, Cacouna, Rimouski and La Malbaie to collect water samples which they’ll use to check the health of organisms in the St. Lawrence River.

The wood turtle is missing his right front foot, so his shell was getting damaged from scraping on the floor at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax.

Hidden away in an area of Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies are now being recognized as a new species known as Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak.

Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he’s looking for a political party that understands what’s at stake if the Atlantic salmon disappear for good. 

The young homing pigeon was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it landed on Sable Island, a windswept sandbar some 300 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast.

The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.

Vancouver's famous North Shore Mountains are visited by thousands every year. But some trips don't go according to plan. New technology, some of it developed in Canada, is helping search crews find those who are lost faster than ever.

A new Yale psychology study says the audio quality you have on video calls can affect how others perceive you — especially in snap-judgement scenarios like job interviews and dating.

What has the body of a dog, the face of a cat and jaws powerful enough to potentially crush the bones of an elephant? Meet the Bastetodon, a newly discovered species of apex predator that roamed the lush forests of ancient Egypt some 30 million years ago.

Benjamin Erwin recounts the moment he accidentally recorded the first confirmed footage of the rare colossal squid while piloting a vessel near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

The Vancouver Island community of Tofino could face serious risk if an earthquake and tsunami hit, according to Katsu Goda, an Earth sciences professor at Western University. Goda spoke to CBC's On The Coast about how tsunami towers — made of strong metal — could help prevent fatalities in the event of an emergency in small communities along the B.C. coastline.

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system.

The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports, examined environmental DNA to determine the levels of bacteria, fungi and viruses previously shown to be harmful to wild salmon.