Powerful storm Fiona knocked out electricity to more than 500,000 homes Saturday as it lashed east Canada with strong winds and heavy rains in conditions that police said were "like nothing we've ever seen."
Environment
Sep 24, 2022
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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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Seniors are being forced out of their homes due to rent increases. They're having trouble finding new, affordable accommodations. And the rent for senior housing can be more than a pension pays.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2022
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It's estimated that each Nova Scotian is responsible for approximately 450 plastic bags ending up in landfills each year. As of last week, Nova Scotia became the third province in Canada to officially ban the use such plastic ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2020
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Global uprisings in response to anti-Black police brutality have prompted demands to defund policing and reinvest in communities. Public health professionals recognize the connections between racism and community well-being. ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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Researchers at Dalhousie have scanned the skeleton of a young blue whale, giving them a trove of data on the endangered marine giant and creating a unique virtual 3D model of the largest animal on the planet.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2019
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On September 20, a particular spot in the constellation Lupus the Wolf was blank of any stars brighter than 17.5 magnitude. Four nights later, as if by some magic trick, a star bright enough to be seen in binoculars popped ...
Astronomy
Sep 26, 2016
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A star, or nova, has appeared in the constellation of Sagittarius and, even though it is now waning, it is still bright enough to be visible in the sky over Perth through binoculars or a telescope.
Mar 27, 2015
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DOE's Fermilab has switched on its newly upgraded neutrino beam, soon to be the most intense in the world. The laboratory spent the past 15 months upgrading its accelerator complex in preparation for the NOvA experiment, ...
General Physics
Sep 17, 2013
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