Niagara Falls, Ont. is preparing for its most visitors ever on April 8. The city’s mayor recommends people pack what they need for the day, while police, transit operators and telecoms prepare for crowds. City is working with companies to bring in mobile towers as it prepares for its biggest …
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Colombian biologist bridging songbird research gap in Canada’s southernmost region
Nelsy Nino says she’s always found it amazing how birds communicate through sound. The Colombian biologist moved to Canada to study birds in the country’s southernmost region while at the University of Windsor. Her professor says she’s identified a distinct female mimicry. UWindsor program prof values international PhD students’ perspectives. …
Read More »How animals act as the circulatory system of our planet — by eating, pooping, and dying
In a new book titled Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, conservation biologist Joe Roman details all the ways that the biological activities of animals make and remake our world — and explores how protecting animals can help fix some of the damage humans have done. New book …
Read More »Chimpanzee moms play with their kids — even when they’re hungry and tired
Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has found. Study shows play is ‘so developmentally important’ for young chimps, it has to be a priority: researcher. Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play …
Read More »Screen time can affect children’s language development, study suggests
Scientists found that young children’s exposure to screen time is interfering with their opportunities to talk and interact with grownups in their home environment. Scientists call it ‘technoference’ when technology interferes with interactions between a parent and a child. You may have seen the sight of a very young child …
Read More »How technology is helping grain farmers adapt to weather woes
Farmers in B.C. and industry analysts say dramatic swings in weather are hampering grain and other crop yields at a time when farmers are leaving the sector, and the only way forward is to adapt with technology. Call for government to support research and agritech as growing numbers of farmers …
Read More »SpaceX’s Starship test flight makes it to space, but lost before splashdown
SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. But the bigger goal is to prove that Starship will be ready for NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon, slated to launch in 2026 Pressure mounts to prove its …
Read More »Solar eclipse chasers travel the world for a few minutes in the shadow of the moon
For some, it’s travelling to remote locations that makes catching fleeting moments of daytime darkness special. Others say the experience is personal and spiritual. And there are those who crave a human connection while watching the moon slowly envelope the sun. But they all say it’s worth it for the …
Read More »What we can learn from Canada’s record wildfire season, as a new one approaches
Fire crews across much of Canada are already on high alert for the coming wildfire season, only months after the conclusion of the worst one on record. Researchers are taking stock of last year’s historic wildfires, and analyzing what can be done differently. New study examines unprecedented 2023 fires and …
Read More »Bottom-contact fishing banned near rare Central Coast coral reef
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 …
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