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The songbirds appear to be soft-feathered and pudgy. But when it's time to eat, they turn into ruthless killers.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.

Getting lost is actually great exercise for your brain. As is putting limits on how much guidance you get from your mapping and GPS tools this summer, be it on a drive to the cottage or exploring a new city.

Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of Russia's war are testing new body armour designed by a Canadian company to fit women so that they no longer have to wear ill-fitting ballistic plates made for men.

The Trump administration is being sued by conservation groups over a change they say will weaken habitat protection for endangered species. In Canada, experts say the move could also harm animals that move between the two countries, including ...

Ships stalled in the Gulf region due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an 'immense' threat, according to a paper published last week. Experts say biofouling on hundreds of ships over several months could lead to the spread of ...

An estimated 20,000 whales are killed worldwide by vessel strikes each year, according to the International Marine Mammal Project.

Many people remember road trips back in the day that left windshields splattered with insects - and may get the uncomfortable feeling that things have changed. Here's what researchers are finding.

More than 7,000 collisions involving large animals were reported in Quebec in 2025. In most cases, experts say large mammals, like bears and moose, are simply looking for food.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at technology to cool steamy subway stations and 'mine' their heat for use elsewhere, learn how wildfires generate their own weather and dive into the problem of 'wishcycling.'