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For 17 Indigenous youth from different parts of northern Ontario, Aki Kikinomakaywin — Ojibway for “learning on the land” — was front and centre at a special camp at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. The program, which just completed its second year, encourages interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and …

“For these people to just take some random Hawaiians and feed us and house us and feed us until we can’t eat anymore and then sharing their special stories with us — it’s been pretty amazing,” said captain-in-training Moani Heimuli.  Crew meeting with Indigenous communities at each stop to share …

A badger-like mammal died while chomping into the ribs of a live horned dinosaur more than 100 million years ago. The pair were perfectly preserved, still locked in combat, in “China’s dinosaur Pompeii,” researchers report.  Preserved animals provide rare direct glimpse into ancient interactions. A badger-like mammal died while chomping …

Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.  The object was first spotted late Sunday on Green Head Beach in western Australia. Authorities were investigating on Tuesday …

An Amherstburg, Ont., company is making a buzz in the market after years of breeding millions of bugs. Bugs are sold to greenhouses to manage other unwanted pests. You can smell the bees before you see them. Mixed between honey and pollen, the scent is overwhelmingly sweet as it wafts …

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence later than usual in 2023 and then showed up in places they’ve never been seen before, according to fishermen, scientists and Canadian fisheries managers. ‘What we saw this year was totally different compared to other years.’ Critically …

The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers. Preliminary data trends suggest Canada’s most densely populated zone, in Ontario and Quebec, may become the country’s epicentre for twisters, with increasingly devastating consequences. Building codes need updating to reflect growing tornado …

The Culex pipiens is thriving in Alberta. Now experts are trying to figure out what that means, and what the implications are when it comes to the spread of the West Nile virus. Pest known to carry West Nile virus is now being seen in the Prairies. In an Edmonton …

India’s space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a touchdown on the moon next month. A successful landing could put India among a select group of countries. Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing is expected on Aug. 23. Watch the launch of India’s moon-bound spacecraft …

How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner. Staff at Best Cleaners help turtles along their migratory path, which runs through the business. How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner. Middletown …