Science & Climate

Recent warm weather has caused blackflies to emerge quicker than usual Unlike mosquitos, which can have up to six generations per season, once blackflies have reproduced and died off, they won’t reappear until the following year. (Getty Images )  As temperatures have warmed up around the province, many Nova Scotians are …

NOAA is calling for 8 to 14 storms to form in 2026 Sunlight fades on Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean Sea in October 2025. (NOAA)  The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) is calling for a below-average Atlantic hurricane season this year. It is forecasting between eight and 14 named storms, with …

Researchers find dozens of chemicals in tissue of juvenile chinook at sites along Fraser River Researchers from SFU and Raincoast Conservation Foundation examine juvenile chinook salmon from the Fraser River. (Submitted by Raincoast Conservation Foundation)  Pharmaceuticals and flame retardants are among dozens of chemicals researchers found in juvenile chinook salmon living …

Siberian Neanderthal shows evidence of drilling with a stone tool Views from five different angles of a molar of an adult Neanderthal individual dating to about 59,000 years ago. Researchers said the tooth shows the earliest-known example of invasive dental surgery in the human evolutionary lineage. (Zubova et al./PLOS One/Reuters)  About …

When people try to pet my service dog, it feels like they don’t care about my safety Rachel Lyons has had her service dog, Geneva, for four years. (Francis Ferland/CBC)  This First Person is the experience of Rachel Lyons, who lives in Ottawa with her service dog, Geneva. For more information …

Irish city council to consider the proposal to honour the pest linked to death of English invader Cork city council in Ireland to consider proposal to erect monument in honour of a mosquito linked to the death of English invader, Oliver Cromwell. (James Gathany/CDC (left) and Matthew Corrigan/Shutterstock.com (right)/Britannica)  A city …

Researchers at a dozen Canadian institutions are involved in the project Dalhousie University astrophysics professor Scott Chapman is shown in this submitted photo at the site of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope, 5,600 metres above sea level in Chile’s Atacama Desert. (Margaret Chapman/Submitted/The Canadian Press)  The work of researchers from across …

The animal swam more than 3 kilometres across major ocean currents A coyote, like the one in this stock photo, amazed scientists after swimming more than three kilometres across San Francisco Bay to reach Alcatraz Island on Jan. 24. (Harry Collins Photography/Shutterstock)  Camilla Fox has been fascinated by wild canines for …

Climate models call for what could be a strong to ‘super’ El Niño brewing this summer This map plots areas of sea surface temperature that are higher (red) or lower (blue) than normal. The large red ‘tongue’ that extends west from South America is part of the characteristic pattern of …

Disease can spread to humans when particles from dried rodent droppings are inhaled In Canada, the rodents that have been known to carry hantavirus are typically found in rural and wooded areas. (Robert Corrigan/Columbia University)  As Canadians embark on spring cleaning, public health officials are advising them to take steps to …