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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.”

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.

The conditions at the Mistastin crater are kind of like those on the moon.

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.

Scientists are studying how the sounds created by ship traffic, navy sonar and seismic explosions affect different whale species.

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was “lightly felt” in the Greater Sudbury area Sunday afternoon, Earthquakes Canada says.