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New research suggests an Ottawa-area freshwater turtle is under threat of extinction within the next few years due to the mass urban growth near its habitat in Kanata’s South March Highlands. Urban sprawl and inadequate relief measures likely to blame, researchers say. New research suggests an Ottawa-area freshwater turtle is …

Canada is coming off its worst wildfire season ever. Can the devastating fires of 2023 help prepare us for 2024? ‘If next year is going to be a warmer year, I would expect that the dice will be loaded,’ says fire expert. What a summer that was — the hottest …

Adam Ford, Canada research chair in wildlife restoration ecology based at the University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus, said there are many unknowns and variables when it comes to understanding the impacts of wildfire on wildlife.  Giant ‘megafires’ likely changing long-term landscape in B.C., but effects on wildlife still unclear. Proof …

Research shows that the types of microbes found in our gut, or gastrointestinal tract, could have a direct impact on our mood.  Research shows the links between whole foods and reduced depression and anxiety.   The Dose: What does my mental health have to do with the health of my …

Adam Ford, Canada research chair in wildlife restoration ecology based at the University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus, said there are many unknowns and variables when it comes to understanding the impacts of wildfire on wildlife.  Giant ‘megafires’ likely changing long-term landscape in B.C., but effects on wildlife still unclear. Proof …

A space capsule that grabbed fragments from the asteroid Bennu arrived back on Earth Sunday, touching down in Utah after a mission that began seven years ago. Canada will get some of the celestial bounty from Bennu.  Canada will get some of the celestial bounty from Bennu. A space capsule …

Advancing Canada Water Assets (ACWA), a joint initiative between the City of Calgary and the University of Calgary, is applying the same techniques it used to monitor COVID-19 case numbers to track illicit drugs in the province’s wastewater.  The technique first gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Calgary research …

A spacecraft that has travelled more than 950 million kilometres is dropping off a care package on Sunday: samples from an asteroid that lies more than 100 million kilometres from Earth. Canada played crucial role in OSIRIS-REx mission that collected asteroid fragments. A spacecraft that has travelled more than 950 …

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are pairing Japanese social robots with seniors to see how they interact and examine the potential benefits the robots, which can recognize voices and faces, could bring to seniors seeking some companionship.  ‘Mango’ and ‘Kiwi’ can recognize human voices and faces, and even …

From chatbots to avatars, some people are using AI to recreate interactions with their deceased loved ones — and help them grieve. AI tech helped Chris Zuger ‘remember that I did love the man,’ he says of his late father. Chris Zuger struggled to cope with his father’s sudden death …