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Predators take big bite out of declining Atlantic mackerel population
News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EDTPredators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada's region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Canadian and American scientists. read more
Caribou herds in B.C., Alberta, growing due to wolf culls: study
News/Canada/British Columbia | Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:52:38 EDTFresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades. read more
Humans wiped out a native San Francisco butterfly. Now another species is filling its 'big blue shoes'
Radio/As It Happens | Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:10:12 EDTFor decades, conservationists have been restoring the biodiversity of San Francisco's coastal dunes. But a key piece of the puzzle was missing — until now. read more
40 cases of eclipse-related eye damage reported in Quebec so far
News/Canada/Montreal | Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:16:53 EDTQuebec optometrists have confirmed 40 cases of eclipse-related eye damage since the solar event on April 8, and health officials say there could be more. read more
UBC prof Suzanne Simard named in Time's 'most influential' list
News/Canada/British Columbia | Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:00:00 EDTSimard, author of Finding the Mother Tree, joins fellow Canadians like actors Elliot Page and Michael J. Fox, Pulitzer-winning podcaster Connie Walker, and artificial intelligence researcher Yoshua Bengio on Time Magazine's annual list. read more
Quebec races to save western chorus frog as city builds road through wetland
News/Canada/Montreal | Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTA controversial road through a wetland inhabited by the western chorus frog, a threatened species, is soon set to be completed in Longueuil, Que. While efforts to boost the frogs' population get underway, conservationists say more needs to be done. read more
Canadian farmers take precautions as bird flu outbreaks hit U.S. dairy cattle
Radio/White Coat/ Black Art | Sun, 21 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTHighly pathogenic avian influenza has shown up in at least 32 herds in eight U.S. states, but not in Canada so far. While farmers are worried, experts say there's no cause for alarm right now thanks to national food safety standards and biosecurity measures in place. read more
Will climate change mean more mosquitoes in Atlantic Canada? N.S. researchers want to know
News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Sun, 21 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EDTSome biologists are predicting climate change could mean the arrival of new insects on Atlantic Canada's shores. read more
An Indigenous ecologist on why we need to stop and listen to save the planet
Radio/Quirks & Quarks | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:08:58 EDTIn a new book, Indigenous ecologist Jennifer Grenz talks about how a moment of "ecological angst" led her to incorporate more of her Indigenous worldview into her traditional Western science work. read more
No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet
Radio/Quirks & Quarks | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:47:16 EDTThe tally of planets found in orbit around other stars now surpasses 5,600, but even with so many possibilities, none compare to little blue and green oasis we call home. read more
A 'new' star will light up the sky soon and you can see it for yourself
News/Science | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTStar light, star bright, will there be a new star tonight? That’s the question astronomers are waiting to answer, as they await a spectacular stellar explosion they believe is on the horizon. read more
Even gardens have a carbon footprint. Here's how to reduce the climate impact of urban farming
News/Canada/Edmonton | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:00:00 EDTA study published earlier his year in the science journal Nature suggests gardeners should evaluate the carbon footprint of things like co-operative or collective gardens by looking at what they use to build them and, as importantly, what they grow and how they grow it. read more
They became friends on the Prairies — and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka
News/Canada/Saskatchewan | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EDTTwo scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. read more
Did cloud seeding cause massive flooding in Dubai?
News/Science | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:11:25 EDTCloud seeding has been named by some media reports as a possible contributor to record-setting rain and flooding in Dubai, U.A.E. Here's a closer look at what cloud seeding is, how it's used and whether it could have made the flooding worse. read more
Federal government announces creation of National Space Council
News/Science | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:06:38 EDTCanada’s space sector received a boost from the federal government in its budget, both in terms of money and vision, with proposed funding for a moon program and the formation of the National Space Council. read more
Mysterious object that hit Florida man's roof was part of the International Space Station
News/Science | Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:04:24 EDTWhen a strange object hit Alejandro Otero's home in Florida, he had to return early from vacation. Once he got in touch with NASA, he learned it was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station. read more
