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For decades, detectives and Sharron’s family searched for her killer, with no luck. Thanks to new DNA testing tools, they now know he was Franklin Romine — an American who’d been living in Montreal at the time of the murder.  For decades, nobody knew who killed Sharron Prior. On March …

Data obtained by Juno is providing fresh information on how the lightning processes on Jupiter are similar to those on Earth despite the dramatic differences between the two planets, according to scientists.  Though Jupiter and Earth are very different types of planets, there appears to be at least one similarity. …

Two studies examined which scents attract mosquitoes in different settings. Results suggest that each person’s individual scent signature — which may vary with diet, skin microbiome, lifestyle, and cosmetic products they use — determines how attractive they are to the bloodsucking bugs.  Two new studies analyzed the effects of human …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the effect of microplastics on seabirds and how to protect your pets from wildfire smoke.  Also: Protesting private jets. Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our …

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. …