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Scientists studying a 21-to 24-million-year-old rhino fossil found in the Haughton Crater on Nunavut's Devon Island say the high Arctic environment preserved the oldest recoverable ancient proteins found so far.

On July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5, Earth will rotate a tiny bit quicker making those days ever so slightly shorter than 24 hours.

The increase in tree "fluff" is likely a stress response from poplars, aspen and willows reacting to the dry conditions from the past few years, according to the N.W.T.'s department of Environment and Climate Change.

After years of patchwork response, Toronto's city manager has created a new plan to take on Toronto's growing rat problem. It's set to be scrutinized Wednesday at a city committee meeting.

There is an "urgent need for more robust actions" to save the southern resident killer whales from extinction, says the report released by the David Suzuki Foundation and Raincoast Conservation Foundation on Monday.

Researchers from the University of Regina have been studying a fracture in a rib fossil from the province's famous Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex to explore how dinosaurs healed after an injury.

One of the world's second-largest species of fish was spotted off the coast of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip on July 3.

The man was released from hospital with minor injuries. The bear was protecting its young and won't be destroyed, the Conservation Officer Service says.

The sightings have some asking if the insects are returning or if they just went unnoticed. Experts say the rain and humidity are contributing to the increase in firefly population in Eastern Canada.

The number of fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries has more than doubled in the span of two years, according to the city. From 2022 to 2024, the number of fires jumped from 29 to 76.