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A fossil-hunting father-daughter team from Vancouver Island has been recognized in the naming of a new genus of giant prehistoric…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.  According to the federal climate and…

Massive fires fuelled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued…

Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released on…

They’re common subjects of news stories at this time of year, usually as a result of interaction with humans and…

Until last week, fishmonger Yvon Jalbert had never seen an orange lobster in his 40-year career.  “It’s pretty rare. We’ve…

Some municipal leaders are feeling unprepared and uninformed after learning their regions could become home to the first uranium exploration…

It’s a massive undertaking, but two men are hoping to turn much of eastern Ontario into a dark-sky preserve —…

Predicting the weather long-term is never an easy or bulletproof task, no matter the available science and technology. But what…

WARNING: This story contains graphic details. The former owner of a remote lodge in northern Manitoba where recent caribou hunts…

As It Happens6:32Scientists capture 1st footage of rare New Zealand snail laying egg from its neck After a dozen years…

When you watch the video below, don’t get distracted by the cracking concrete or the metal gate rocking back and…

It’s been 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted — and scientists say it will erupt again in our lifetime.…

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years…

The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block…

A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada…

WARNING: This story contains graphic details. The owner of a remote hunting lodge in northern Manitoba says he wants answers…

As Canada’s reliance on U.S. produce hits the spotlight, one Ontario farmer has a pitch: locally grown, year-round produce, grown by artificial…

As It Happens5:35Dance Your PhD winner channels his inner Kylie Minogue to explain food science After Sulo Roukka finished defending…

During a family trip to Point Farms Provincial Park north of Goderich, Ont., in 2023, Lucas Atchison was using a…

After U.S. President Donald Trump took office, sociologist Travers — who goes by one name — nixed plans to attend the North…

The black bear population in Ontario has seen significant declines in a few areas of the province, according to a…

A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant communities, with some species declining in response to…

Scientists suspect a deadly virus is behind an unusually large number of fish deaths in Lake Huron this spring, where…

Premier Doug Ford’s government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada’s first small modular…

Warning: This story contains graphic images of a mummified body. As It Happens6:06Nobody could have guessed how this 18th-century Austrian…

Methane emissions, a key driver of climate change, remain stubbornly high around the world according to an annual update from…

At a conservation site in southwestern Ontario, research student Cam Chevalier lies down flat on his stomach on a wooden…

Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. Except it never made it. Instead, the rocket engines shut…

Toronto’s crowded streets will soon see another type of vehicle: self-driving delivery robots — a decision the city had no…

A video posted by two tourists who visited Arctic Bay, Nunavut, last week where they made negative comments about polar bear hunting…

He doesn’t live in a sewer, his name isn’t Donatello and he doesn’t ride a skateboard. But little Root the turtle does get…

7 days ago News Duration 1:38 Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science…

As It Happens6:16Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it In one ancient…

New research shows U.S. policymakers are relying on science more than ever — but that’s where the common ground ends.…

How do you save a whale that’s 15 metres long and thrashing around in distress?  Every summer, North Atlantic right…

6 hours ago News Duration 2:08 The Central Queens Branch of the P.E.I. Wildlife Federation is launching a new project…

Ontario’s government wants to “unleash” its resources with sweeping changes to its laws on protecting species at risk aimed at…

Two orphaned bobcat sisters were released into the wild near Powell River, B.C., on Friday, 10 months after they were…

Horses have a distinct type of teeth, and caring for them requires a distinct set of skills. Margaret Craig took…

A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental…

The search for life beyond our own planet is something that astronomers have been doing for decades now, with no…

Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday night, the latest entry in the mega constellation market…

Quebec’s Wildlife Ministry dropped about 75,000 vaccine baits around towns near the U.S. border in April. It has confirmed 16…

A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests more than 55 years ago can still be found in some brook trout in…

As It Happens6:01Elephants form ring of protection around little one during earthquake Mkhaya, a seven-year-old elephant at the San Diego…

This First Person column is the experience of Roger Jenkins, who lives in Storeytown, N.B. For more information about CBC’s…

Tucked away in Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies — long thought to be just another population of…

6 days ago News Duration 6:31 The Vancouver Island community of Tofino could face serious risk if an earthquake and…

When a Spanish fancier released his eight-month-old pigeon for its very first race, the plan was for it to fly…

The world’s rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe. The “most intense global coral bleaching event…

As It Happens6:25Meet the bastetodon, a newly discovered apex predator of ancient Egypt What had the body of a dog, the…

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Every year, thousands of people walk, run, bike or ski in Vancouver’s iconic North Shore Mountains.  But some of those…

evEn IF yOU cAN UNdersTanD eVEry OnE oF tHese WORdS, HOW thiS SEntENce lOOks, MaTTeRs.   Beyond being an affront…

For the first time ever, a Canadian team has qualified for both the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and the FIRST…

As It Happens6:021,900-year-old Roman papyrus details elaborate tax evasion scheme If you thought you would find few parallels between today’s…

A new study led by the Pacific Salmon Foundation and three northern Vancouver Island First Nations suggests that water collected…

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon…

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs…

Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They’re believed to be the first…

Babies and children up to age four could be breathing in plasticizers and other chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep,…

Rachel Metz of the Philadelphia Zoo recounts the moment ‘Mommy’ — a 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise — produced…

Much of the hype over hydrogen in Newfoundland and Labrador has subsided, and the harsh realities facing this nascent industry are casting a…

Indigenous legal advocates in northwestern Ontario are sounding the alarm over the Ontario government’s cancellation of its contract with Starlink,…

Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, underwent final preparations…

It’s a fierce, majestic beast that disappeared thousands of years ago, save for artistic renderings in books and on screen,…

Cost of Living9:14Should Canada grow more of its own food? While Canadians are taking time at the grocery store looking…

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of…

In a sudden and unexplained change from previous decades, the federal government has stopped covering the travel costs of Canadian…

American biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced they have created the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” using ancient DNA and…

Canada has a unique chance to become a medical and scientific powerhouse — if it moves quickly to scoop up…

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from The Matrix, scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date…

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It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual,…

One of the great things about astronomy is that it’s full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you…

Simon Lalonde warns the guests touring his apiary that the yellowish goo his bees are depositing on their clothes isn’t…

A call from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew for scientists in the U.S. to consider moving here has researchers in this…

Officials are urging residents to be alert and secure their garbage bins as B.C.’s bears wake up from their winter…

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the…

First Nations in northeastern Ontario are preparing for the spring goose hunt, but while the deeply significant cultural tradition is…

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual,…

Since Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania use tools to fish termites…

What On Earth27:44Tasty, climate-friendly food that kids will make (and eat) Jaela Villalobos originally signed onto the after-school cooking class…

As It Happens6:44This bird’s nest is made of candy wrappers and face masks. Here’s what we can learn In the…

2 minutes ago News Duration 3:04 Scientists say it’s likely that the closest active volcano to the Alaskan city of…

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B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea…

A Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in international waters after lengthy…

After sustaining a spinal cord injury in a motor vehicle accident, Josh Nevers is learning to walk again, even though he…

It’s hard to describe the sheer size of a whale when it washes ashore. That’s why Brendon Gould took to…

On June 5, 2024, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore soared into a blue sky in a new Boeing…

Survivors were pulled out of rubble in Myanmar and signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper…

As It Happens5:56It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement…

Inky black shards of volcanic glass unearthed in Alberta are helping researchers trace the movements of Indigenous people across Western…

As It Happens6:32Rare sighting of a ‘sharktopus’ leaves onlookers stunned and puzzled Marine biologist Rochelle Constantine and her research team…

Pacific Whale Watching Association executive director Erin Gless recounts the moment a baby orca, descended from the legendary matriarch Wake,…

A log of wood believed to be 50 million years old has been hauled up from below ground at Diavik…

Wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen recounts the moment he came within a metre of a rare spirit bear or kermode and…

Grab those solar glasses, eastern Canada: You’re in for a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning. If you hope to…

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar on Friday, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling…

Eleven years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the…

Essex County, Ont., couple Leslie and Bob Meloche have been perfecting a unique delicacy for their bed and breakfast guests over…

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to eliminate diversity efforts and language from government organizations has officially reached the moon, with NASA erasing references…

Mating season for wild turkeys in southern Quebec runs from late March to early April, meaning the male birds can…

On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling — and jarring…

The Current12:54Divers are risking their lives to collect algae. Why? On top of the ice, lakes in the winter don’t…

Marine mammal expert Ashley Noseworthy recounts the moment a pod of dolphins greeted the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts returning…

Bird flu is at a dangerous point in the United States: Nearly 167 million birds have been impacted by the H5N1…

A Saint John auction house has opened online bidding on a collection of megalodon shark teeth that are millions of years old. Sarah…

As It Happens5:29Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it’s teeming with life When the crew aboard…

The Current19:46Stranded, this diver lost oxygen for 25 minutes. He survived Chris Lemons says the day of the accident that…

As It Happens6:25Elderly penguins are retiring in style with their own island at this Boston aquarium The senior African penguins…

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things individuals…

Nothing will radicalize you like seeing another person’s garbage in your body.  In my blood, in my lungs and in…

As It Happens5:27Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange Julie Maggert spent four long days trying to snap the…

If you want to win prizes from the Tim Hortons Roll Up To Win game this year, a University of…

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams get their land legs back on Earth, the effects of being stranded in space for…

After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, two NASA astronauts are finally heading home. …

In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing…

Michael Schwinghamer has a passion for shipwrecks and is on a mission to capture them in their watery graves —…

Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study…

A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will…

The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for…

A meteorologist who made a life-saving call to a Newfoundland mayor urging him to evacuate residents from the path of…

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As It Happens5:47Saturn solidifies its title as moon king, with the discovery of 128 new moons If you’re a fan…

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station…

This week, robed in twilight, a “blood worm” will pierce the night sky. As ominous as that sounds, don’t think leeches…

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the…

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that plants are leaking more water than initially thought…

CBC’s Giacomo Panico visited a former NATO radome that’s now privately owned and used by a local group of radio…

A retired Yukon-based entomologist is finding artistic inspiration in the tiniest and most private of places: beetle genitalia. Benoit Godin has…

Bo Hedges’ parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead…

A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay…

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of…

Canada’s participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” missile-defence system for North America is limited to research involving…

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Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the…

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth…

A fluttering butterfly makes most people smile with delight — a reaction that makes them special among insects. Some people…

What does your smartphone have in common with a solar panel, or an EV battery, or a piece of military…

The world’s largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions…

During lunch recess at Arnott Charlton Public School in Brampton, Ont., girls tinker with coding small, colourful LED lights-and-circuits kits…

It was just another routine stroll for Imaan Jiwa, who often visits the West Vancouver seawall to relax after a…

Southwestern British Columbia has experienced several small but noticeable earthquakes over the past few weeks. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains why…

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, a…

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck 42 km east of Sidney, B.C., Monday morning.  The earthquake, which occurred at 5:02 a.m. PT,…

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are trying to determine if pea milk might be as beneficial as dairy for older…

CBC News joins scientists aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke on a mission to Antarctica to unlock climate clues from the southern…

There’s less toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in raincoats and other products sold in Canada, thanks to new rules elsewhere. But…

Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, are set…

As It Happens7:03For the 1st time in Canada, surgeons are putting teeth in patients’ eyes to restore sight When Brent…

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking…

Kevin Carrier has a lot of tools in his tool belt. He’s an expert in all things assistive technology and said…

As It Happens5:53Captain ‘lost for words’ after witnessing a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins Evan Brodsky was scouting…

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify places on the moon’s surface where…

Quirks and Quarks19:35Is dark energy dying? A new theory suggests that the universe has different time zones There’s a cosmic…

High school and CEGEP students from across Canada spent months building their robots to face off in a giant game…

If you’re one of the people who ran outside during the B.C. earthquake last week, you’re not alone. But it’s…

Researchers are trying to unlock the mystery of how grey seal pups on Sable Island develop the capacity to survive…

What On Earth28:12This one weird climate fix is like ‘burnt toast’ It might be considered an odd retirement hobby, but…

4 days ago News Duration 7:34 Broadcast meteorologists used to focus only on short-term forecasts. But as climate change impacts…

Ideas53:59Naming Life: The Race to Classify Millions of Unidentified Species In a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss — what’s in…

On Feb. 21, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit southwest B.C. near Vancouver. Read updates on that story here. The story…

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As It Happens6:20Baby seal found on city streets is learning to eat fish so he can swim free Animal rescuer…

The challenge facing Montreal snow-removal crews this week is without precedent: two big storms back to back have left more…

There’s been a lot of ice this winter, making for slippery sidewalks and driveways. And it’s sometimes hard for people…

Scientists recently resurrected the original computer code for ELIZA, considered the world’s first chatbot, and thought by many to be…

Two young orphaned cougars were taken in by the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo on the weekend. The cougar kittens will stay…

1 day ago News Duration 1:48 Coyotes are a regular presence in many Canadian cities, causing few problems and preying…

Travelling for international meetings or even joining a call with Canadian counterparts has become impossible for some U.S. government scientists,…

A local angler had a pretty notable catch recently. Dylan Sampson could have never imagined a muskie would be at the…

As It Happens6:29Newly discovered fungus turns spiders into zombies Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over…

Photographer Ben Hartley recounts the moment he risked his life to capture some of the world’s bravest surfers riding some…

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As It Happens6:15Study finds cockatoos dunk their snacks in dip for flavour Cockatoos are real problem solvers, and sometimes their…

New research says the world’s peatlands — squishy, waterlogged, buggy habitats — are vastly under-protected, despite the critical role they…

The call to Angela Rasmussen came out of the blue and posed a troubling question. Had she heard the rumour that…

More than 60 nations gathered in Paris this week for an AI summit that was meant to bring world powers…

It attacks the brain. It has a 100 per cent fatality rate. And it has spread all across southern and…

The sound of chainsaws rips through the air. A tree falls to the ground.  This may sound like the usual…

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The investigation began with midnight gunshots, a wounded deer and attempts by alarmed locals in the tiny community of Bridge…

A paddleboarder who got too close to a pod of orcas near Tofino, B.C.,  has been found guilty of unlawfully disturbing…

Harley Newton, chief scientist for Ocearch, recounts the moment her team captured, measured, tagged and released their largest-ever male great…

For Vancouver Island’s wild marmots, having more junk in the trunk may be the difference between life and death.  And the research…

Less sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to have had an impact on corn quality in the Maritimes. In 2018,…

U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the…

There’s a reason “antidisestablishmentarianism” is more a piece of trivia than vital to the English language.  Because a word that…

Look at it this way — there’s about a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a…

Saskatchewan Polytechnic has purchased a state-of-the-art robotic dog, also known as a quadruped, which students and partners can program for…

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth’s atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected airspace is closed…

Cattle farmer Jay Wilde’s Idaho ranch had been threatened by devastating droughts for years. And he knew if his land…