Rachel Metz of the Philadelphia Zoo recounts the moment 'Mommy' -- a 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise -- produced four new hatchlings, becoming the oldest known first-time mother of her species.
Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, shares the $3 US million prize with four colleagues from the United States and Denmark.
Toronto's University Health Network says it has a new plan to recruit the best and brightest medical scientists from around the world, including the United States, where the government is laying off thousands of health researchers.
There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. But they also worry ...
First Nations in northeastern Ontario are preparing for the spring goose hunt, but while the deeply significant cultural tradition is eagerly anticipated, it's tinged with anxiety this year as well thanks to reports of avian influenza in southern ...
Space debris rained down on Saskatchewan farmland twice in 2024, and no one seems to know why the junk didn't burn up in the atmosphere during re-entry.
The first-ever X-ray taken of an astronaut in space used new technology developed in Waterloo region. Startup KA Imaging's new X-ray detector was part of a mission to study Earth's polar regions from space. It is being used to track the effects of .. ...
Torpedo bats are all the rage right now in baseball, including with big Major League Baseball stars. Employees at the B45 Baseball factory in Quebec City are ramping up production to keep up with demand.
Mixing hands-on lessons about food with environmental education has been a recipe for success for some Canadian educators and advocates, sparking valuable connections and offering students practical, personal steps to take to address climate change.
Scientists say it's likely that the closest active volcano to the Alaskan city of Anchorage will erupt soon. If it does, the primary concern is ash, which could impact both residents and flights in the area. Here's how scientists are preparing.