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The reef, discovered in 2021, is the only live coral reef in Canada’s Pacific. Federal authorities have closed Canada’s only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb. 14 for …

Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day helping to usher new life into the world — in the form of millions of fertilized sea star eggs. A disease killed more than 90% of sunflower sea stars over the last decade, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day …

The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to extinction on the Prairies, new government research shows.  ‘They are going to go extinct, it’s almost certain,’ Alberta ecologist warns. The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western …

There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Six Nations and Niagara — some of the best spots in Canada to view the total eclipse on April 8.  There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Six …

When Jules McCusker came across a bald eagle nest near his Toronto home in December, he could hardly believe his eyes. That’s because it’s the first ever documented bald eagle nest in Toronto, according to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Experts say it’s a significant moment for local biodiversity, …

For the past two decades, geologists have wrestled with whether humans have changed the planet enough to kick off a completely new epoch in geological time called the Anthropocene. Now, a subcommittee of Earth scientists has reportedly made a decision: No, we haven’t. Proposed that start of new epoch was …

Experts say a satellite designed to track methane could be one of our best tools in the fight against climate change in the near future. MethaneSAT will spot large emitters of the greenhouse gas that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.  MethaneSAT mission to fill …

UBC scientist lauds sprawling international study an ‘amazing example of citizen science.’ A sprawling international study of humpback whales in the northern Pacific has found their population has shrunk significantly since 2012 — despite the once-endangered species’ remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction. The new research, published in Royal …

Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex. ‘It was not what I was expecting,’ says biologist Stephanie Stack When biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was “completely …

The leap year is the most famous of the leap family, keeping our calendars right every year, while behind the scenes, with little fanfare, the leap second has been doing its part. But global stakeholders believe it’s time for a change — the leap minute. Leap seconds have been added …