A field survey in 2022 shows that the hairy braya, an endangered plant only known to grow in the N.W.T., has a bigger range than previously thought. A botanist says the population estimate has doubled to between 25,000 and 50,000 plants on a remote northern coast.
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Birders in a flap after rare gray-crowned rosy finch spotted in Nova Scotia
Birders from across the region have been flocking to Green Bay in Lunenburg County to see the rare gray-crowned rosy finch.
UBC lab develops new, portable drug-checking device ahead of limited decriminalization
The Hein Lab is working on new technology they say can identify drug concentrations under five per cent, which is often the case for opioids. The device comes as the province is set to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
These ancient crocodile mummies are so well-preserved, they almost look alive
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 10 mummified crocodiles from an Egyptian tomb that are so well-preserved, one scientist said it’s “like almost a real crocodile just lying there in front of you.”
8 facts you may not know about eugenics
Eugenics is seen as a 19th-century idea put into horrific 20th-century practice. But the attraction to breeding “better” humans has a long and persistent history, says Adam Rutherford. The geneticist and science podcaster explains, in conversation with host Nahlah Ayed.
Remote Labrador location potential training ground for astronauts
The conditions at the Mistastin crater are kind of like those on the moon.
How this city deals with obnoxiously loud cars
Traffic cameras equipped with sound meters capable of identifying souped-up cars and motorbikes emitting an illegal amount of street noise have been installed in New York City. And violators are being ticketed.
The wrong news about North Atlantic right whales: How human noise affects the animals
Scientists are studying how the sounds created by ship traffic, navy sonar and seismic explosions affect different whale species.
2.8-magnitude earthquake was ‘lightly felt’ in Sudbury, Earthquakes Canada says
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was “lightly felt” in the Greater Sudbury area Sunday afternoon, Earthquakes Canada says.
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