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AM radio has long kept drivers company with sports coverage, music and call-in shows, but some automakers are dropping AM receivers in their new models.  ‘If the AM bands disappear from airways, then [the] wonders of the world will be silenced’: show listener. Read transcribed audio When Alan Cross turned …

Students at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., had the chance to put theory into practice by doing archaeological digs right on campus — for the first time in eight years. Here’s what the young archaeologists are finding, and what makes the sites so special.  More than a dozen sites …

A new study is sounding the alarm over global wildlife loss, painting what the authors call “a considerably more alarming picture” of worldwide species population declines than previously thought.  Research on 70,000 animal species suggests nearly half are experiencing population declines. A new study is sounding the alarm over global …

Wildfire modelling isn’t foolproof, but officials say it can give firefighters an idea of how to best tackle out-of-control fires.  Expert says modelling technology has improved over the last decade. As ravaging wildfires continue to burn across Alberta, forestry and wildfire experts are using modelling and satellites to help firefighting …

Police in Longueuil say they have found the man who killed 16-year-old Sharron Prior in 1975 after exhuming the remains of a suspect earlier this month.  Body of Franklin Romine exhumed in May for DNA testing in Sharron Prior case. Quebec cold case solved after nearly 50 years Sharron Prior’s …

Bee experts from the Saskatchewan government and University of Saskatchewan give advice on helping bees in both the wild and urban centres.  Building a small home for queens can help keep bees around your yard. After a cold winter, bees are showing themselves in yards and lawns as summer approaches. …

Aussie Ark is undertaking a mammoth project to return native wildlife to its wild places. Rewilding Australia, one devil at a time – Wild Australia: After the Fires In a secure location in Barrington Tops National Park, dedicated conservationists are working hard to breed an insurance population of eastern quolls …

Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new tools to predict fire behaviour and analyze its consequences.  Satellites can detect how hot an area …

After more than a decade spent thinking about fossil fuels and climate change, Angela Carter was looking for a “beacon of hope” to inspire Canada with alternative visions for what an oil and gas-dependent society could become.  With oil and gas demand forecast to peak before 2030, academics, workers and …

Jim Anderson gathers pollen samples from the roof of the building where he works in London’s SoHo neighbourhood. It’s a labour of love for the aerobiologist who’s been gathering samples since the late 1960s.  The data is sent to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Almost every day, …