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A surge in black bear sightings in Thunder Bay this fall is being driven by food shortages in their natural habitat, leading bears to raid residential apple trees and garbage. Authorities are urging residents to secure attractants and report ...

The third of three sperm whales stranded off P.E.I.'s North Shore has died, a day after the first two massive creatures were confirmed to have perished, according to the executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society.

A new report by the European Union's marine monitoring service has found that the waters off Nova Scotia have been gradually warming due to longer, more intense marine heat waves and fewer cold spells -- especially affecting the waters near the ocean ...

Burlington, Ont., student Evan Budz hopes his award-winning bionic turtle invention will help make underwater ecosystems safer and cleaner. He finished first among young scientists from 40 countries at a European Union contest, with a Calgary teen .. ...

Namibia has sent more than 500 soldiers to help battle a huge wildfire that has burned across 30 per cent of the country's best-known national park, home to hundreds of species including the critically endangered black rhino.

As technology continues to shape every aspect of agriculture, a new contest is looking to get high school students across Ontario thinking about new ways to put robots to work on the farm.

A photo of a fight between a black bear and polar bear on the northern tip of Labrador is making the rounds on social media -- something many are saying they've never seen before.

By studying mussels in the Grand River in Brantford, Ont., a team of scientists hopes to better understand how chemical mixtures are affecting the environment. They're part of a larger project, with other scientists looking at species such as snails, ...

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled they were removed in the colonial era "against the will of the people," the education ministry announced on Friday.