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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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …