Some woodlot owners on Prince Edward Island are lending a helping hand with some new research on the spruce bark beetle, which has been taking a toll on trees since post-tropical storm Fiona. A researcher in Fredericton is working on a study about the outbreak. CBC’s Nancy Russell has more.

Prediction markets, based on the idea that anybody can profit from predicting the outcome of an event, are about to make their way to Canada. But research suggests only a fraction of sophisticated users reap the benefits due to their extensive knowledge of finance, economics and computer skills that average users can't compete with.

For the second night in a row, more than 100 people, with kids and pets, hunkered down into the basement of a community hall as red tornado warnings lit up their phones.

A project studying the impacts of biting insects in the Kitikmeot region is entering its third year. So far, a researcher says, the program has found that insects are emerging earlier because of warming temperatures, and in greater variety.

Mobile LiDAR-equipped trucks have been scanning streets in Guelph to create a detailed 3D "digital twin" of urban trees and public infrastructure. The data will help the city identify planting opportunities and improve long-term planning.

A pair of recent studies by dream researchers suggest that the age-old advice may in fact be grounded in science.

The Osoyoos Forest Nursery located near Oliver, B.C, is owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band. The operation is the band's first green project and it is expected to produce millions of tree seedlings every year. Those seedlings will go towards restoring and reforesting areas hard hit by wildfires.

When a bug lands, do you swat or step back? We are taught to fear insects, but by looking closer at how they help our environment, we can trade our reflexive panic for wonder and learn to share our outdoor spaces, scientists say.

Many climate monitors have been predicting an extra-strong El Niño this year that's expected to peak in the winter. But the summer season has already brought weather-related chaos and even devastation for many Canadians. Here's a look at what's going on.

Today's extreme heat for the World Cup match between Portugal and Croatia is expected exceed world soccer union guidelines based on the "wet bulb" temperature. That's already happened for a number of matches, prompting concerns about the health risk to players. Here's what it all means.

Vancouver police Sgt. Lee Marten is just the 26th person in the world to receive a Neuralink brain implant, which is being tested on people unable to move because of ALS.

Farmers in southwestern Ontario say that weeks of extreme weather events, including torrential rain and hail, has made growing crops a challenge. Some say they're embracing a week of hot temperatures, which can help crops get healthy.

New research published in a U.S. science journal found that as the number of insects declines, tree swallows at Long Point Bird Observatory in Ontario have been producing fewer eggs and are shrinking in body size.

After a rash of drowning deaths during Europe's ongoing record-breaking heat wave, advocates are urging Canadians to stay safe this Canada Day as they push for more public swimming access across the country.

Extreme weather on Wednesday caused the cancellation of Ottawa's evening Canada Day activities, including the fireworks display, as homes flooded, roads were closed and thunderstorms led to power outages.

Dauphin's mayor says he's seen several major floods hit the western Manitoba city in his lifetime — but none as severe as this week's flooding.

An ambitious expedition will use Canadian technology to revisit two legendary polar exploration shipwrecks. The goal: create detailed digital twins of Quest and Terra Nova while leaving the historic wrecks undisturbed on the sea floor.

Record rainfall in Edmonton in June means July will remain thick with mosquitoes as wet weather triggers population boom.

When popular villains in cartoon shows and movies speak in foreign-accented English, the young children watching the conniving depictions also seem to pick up language biases, Canadian researchers say.

A vicious storm pounded Winnipeg Monday night, leaving a swath of destruction in the city's southwest that included the partial collapse of a house.