It began, as all modern astronomical alerts seem to, with one tweet, then two. Early on the morning of Friday, March 19, we started seeing word that a nova was spotted in the constellation of Cassiopeia the Queen, near its ...
Astronomy
Mar 23, 2021
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A series of experiments led by researchers at Stanford Medicine that included fish hookups, CRISPR and lake hopping has confirmed a long-standing, yet unproven, assumption about natural evolution. It also debunks a talking ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2022
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The Earth seems to have been smoking a lot recently. Volcanoes are currently erupting in Iceland, Hawaii, Indonesia and Mexico. Others, in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, erupted recently but seem to have calmed down. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2014
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Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida.
Environment
Sep 27, 2022
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Introduced species can have tremendous ecological effects and can become a major threat to ecosystems. Invasion biology tries to understand the mechanisms that can limit and control the impacts of introduced species.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2020
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Larger and more powerful wildfires than ever have scorched millions of hectares of Canadian forests and displaced tens of thousands of residents. With so many fires out of control and no relief in sight, the nation is facing ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2023
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Canadian scientists on Monday listed three types of whale that swim its waters, including two of the world's largest species, as threatened.
Ecology
May 7, 2019
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A nearly 1,000-pound great white shark is making quite the splash as researchers track the behemoth ocean-dweller along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2022
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While the impacts of climate change are reflected in the massive storms, heat waves and droughts that ravage communities around the world, the ocean too is feeling the heat.
Environment
Jun 4, 2019
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Reactive nitrogen emissions contribute to greenhouse gases, as well as air and water pollution. For the first time, researchers from McGill University have calculated Canada's nitrogen footprint (akin to a carbon footprint) ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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