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• Obsidian artifacts unearthed in Alberta offer new clues on prehistoric trade routes

  31-03-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hand-carved arrowheads and jagged spears made of obsidian, a sharp rock formed by volcanic magma, are remnants of vast prehistoric trade networks that once cut across western North America. New research is shedding light on the artifacts unearthed in Alberta.
  
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• This bird's nest is made of candy wrappers and face masks. Here's what we can learn

  05-04-2025 00:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest piece dating three decades back.
  
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• How chimpanzee tool use provides insight into early human behaviour

  04-04-2025 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Chimps apply engineering skills to select tools with the right characteristic for hunting termites. This can teach us more about how ancient humans learned to use tools.
  
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• These sea stars were nearly wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge

  03-04-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea star, a discovery that could have implications for wider ecosystems at risk due to warming seas.
  
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• B.C. mining firm seeking U.S. approval to dig in international waters

  03-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in international waters after lengthy negotiations it says have gone nowhere. 
  
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• Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive

  02-04-2025 20:00 via bbc.com
  
  Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.
  
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• How a device called an exoskeleton is helping one N.B. man get back on his feet

  02-04-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The exoskeleton is a battery-operated, wearable device that gives patients with minimal movement in their legs the ability to walk.
  
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• Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe

  02-04-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.
  
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• RIPK3 coordinates RHIM domain–dependent antiviral inflammatory transcription in neurons | Science Signaling

  01-04-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Signaling by a RHIM domain–containing protein network mediates either antiviral transcription or necroptosis.
  
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• Poor sleep for pass-out drunks | Science Signaling

  01-04-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Ethanol impairs sleep in fruit flies by inhibiting cholinergic neurons.
  
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• This N.L. man took a selfie with a beached whale, and took his photography to a whole new level

  01-04-2025 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s hard to describe the sheer size of a whale when it washes ashore. That’s why Brendon Gould took to the beach with his drone in River of Ponds on the Northern Peninsula.
  
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• NASA astronauts speak after unexpected 9-month stay on the International Space Station

  31-03-2025 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  After returning home earlier this month, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke to the media about their extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
  
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• It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement

  31-03-2025 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us groundbreaking insights into our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
  
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• Myanmar, Thailand rescuers race to find more survivors days after deadly earthquake

  31-03-2025 11:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days after a massive earthquake killed around 2,000 as searchers raced to find more survivors in Myanmar and Thailand.
  
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• Could electric drones you can sit in take off?

  31-03-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  
  Skyfly's aircraft promises the flexibility of a helicopter without the cost, noise or emissions.
  
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• Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

  31-03-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
  
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• #TheMoment a Canada goose hit by an arrow was released back into the wild

  31-03-2025 05:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Tim Cyr recounts the moment he released Wilson the Canada goose into the wild after a journey that included having an arrow in its backside for seven months, having the arrow removed and undergoing three months of rehab."
  
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• The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target

  31-03-2025 03:39 via bbc.com
  
  Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals.
  
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• Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?

  29-03-2025 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests?
  
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• How to watch Saturday's partial solar eclipse

  28-03-2025 13:00 via bbc.com
  
  Parts of the UK with clear skies will see the Moon take a "bite" out of the Sun on Saturday morning.
  
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• Several killed as strong earthquake strikes central Myanmar, shakes buildings in Thailand

  28-03-2025 10:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas.
  
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• About 150 reported dead as major earthquake jolts Myanmar, Thailand

  28-03-2025 10:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing more than 140 people in that country, according to state media, and toppling buildings across a wide area.
  
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• Partial solar eclipse to greet early risers in eastern Canada on Saturday

  28-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Attention those in eastern Canada: Do you still have those solar eclipse glasses from last year's total eclipse? If so, grab them and get up early on Saturday morning for a wonderful sight.
  
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• #TheMoment B.C.'s elusive spirit bear emerged for a close-up photo shoot

  28-03-2025 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  World-class wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen recounts the moment he came within one metre of rare kind of bear with white fur known as a spirit bear or kermode, and captured intimate portraits of the iconic animal.
  
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• England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year

  27-03-2025 13:13 via bbc.com
  
  Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.
  
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• Fears 19th Century canal could start to run dry in days

  27-03-2025 07:07 via bbc.com
  
  The operators of a 225-year-old canal warn of an "urgent" water shortage without imminent rainfall.
  
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• People getting dangerously close to sea lions in Nanaimo

  27-03-2025 06:31 via cbc.ca
  With the herring spawn in full swing, sea lions are popping up along Vancouver Island's coast. And the phenomenon has curious viewers in Nanaimo getting dangerously close to the large marine mammals. Claire Palmer has more.
  
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• Why there is renewed hope we might find Flight MH370

  26-03-2025 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Eleven years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the plane. One company is so certain new technology will help them find it that they’ve wagered $70 million.
  
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• 'Holy smokes': Huge log believed to be 50 million years old unearthed at N.W.T. mine

  26-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A log of wood believed to be 50 million years old has been hauled up from below ground at Diavik diamond mine in the N.W.T. — a find that researchers say is remarkable but not uncommon. 
  
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• #TheMoment whale watchers spotted a baby orca descended from a Salish Sea legend

  26-03-2025 03:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Pacific Whale Watching Association executive director Erin Gless recounts the moment a baby orca, descended from the legendary matriarch Wake, was spotted in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Vancouver Island.
  
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