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You don’t need a ton of professional gear to capture an image of the total solar eclipse next month, but photographers and space agencies say it is necessary to use eclipse glasses or solar filters to avoid damaging your eyes and phones.  You need to protect a camera just like …

Many animals — primarily predators — moved activity to night to avoid increase in hikers as some prey animals were more active during day, B.C.-led survey finds.  Predators moved activity to night to avoid increased hikers as prey roamed more freely, B.C.-led study finds. A massive survey analyzing animal behaviour …

A group of 49 orcas has been seen hunting sperm whales, elephant seals, dolphins and even a leatherback turtle, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Aquatic Mammals last week. Study details group of 49 orcas spotted hunting sperm whales, dolphins and a leatherback turtle. Scientists at the …

Climate change is altering the way animals, insects and plants behave, and it has cascading effects in delicately balanced ecosystems that also can affect humans.  ‘We are part of nature, and what we do to nature we do to ourselves,’ says one naturalist. With Canada coming out of its warmest …

Two peregrine falcons living in a nesting box atop the Assumption Life building in Moncton for the past 13 years are about to become famous — thanks to a new live video feed that will allow them to be observed 24 hours a day.  Live cam installed by the Magnetic …

A group of 49 orcas has been seen hunting sperm whales, elephant seals, dolphins and even a leatherback turtle, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Aquatic Mammals last week.  Study details group of 49 orcas spotted hunting sperm whales, dolphins and a leatherback turtle. Scientists at the …

Niagara Falls, Ont. is preparing for its most visitors ever on April 8. The city’s mayor recommends people pack what they need for the day, while police, transit operators and telecoms prepare for crowds.  City is working with companies to bring in mobile towers as it prepares for its biggest …

Nelsy Nino says she’s always found it amazing how birds communicate through sound. The Colombian biologist moved to Canada to study birds in the country’s southernmost region while at the University of Windsor. Her professor says she’s identified a distinct female mimicry.  UWindsor program prof values international PhD students’ perspectives. …

In a new book titled Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, conservation biologist Joe Roman details all the ways that the biological activities of animals make and remake our world — and explores how protecting animals can help fix some of the damage humans have done. New book …

Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has found.  Study shows play is ‘so developmentally important’ for young chimps, it has to be a priority: researcher. Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play …