Ringing in your ears? An Ottawa artist has collected 100 bells and created an immersive installation where each bell’s ring represents something new....

A hereditary chief with the Ahousaht Nation is calling on the federal government to cancel its plan to ban open-net fish farms along the B.C. coast. Last June, the federal fisheries minister announced the ban...

World The year’s second total lunar eclipse was visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa on Sunday evening into Monday. Stargazers in Asia treated to rare ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse Posted:...

A Terrace, B.C., beekeeper found herself in a nightmare situation late last month when “thousands and thousands of bees” filled her shop. Call it an attempted robbery — the bees were trying to steal sweet,...

High in the tops of some of Nova Scotia’s largest trees, a black speck no bigger than a sugar crystal is wreaking havoc.  The hemlock woolly adelgid, first seen in the province in 2017,...

When John Brooks stepped into his wetsuit and strapped on his scuba tank to go diving on Wednesday near Hubbards, N.S., the 75-year-old never expected to find himself within reach of an apex predator. “We gotta get...

For Canadians, the beaver is more than a buck-toothed rodent — it’s a national emblem, etched on nickels and central to the country’s origin story. Now, a new study from the U.S. suggests this symbolic animal can...

A stereotypical image of a scientist is someone in a white lab coat peering into a microscope in a laboratory full of test tubes and exotic equipment. While lab work is an important element...

A rare bird’s mysterious journey seems to have taken it from New Guinea to the taxidermist’s table, then from somebody’s display case to a dumpster in northern Ontario, and finally to the Canadian Museum of Nature. Gregory Rand,...

Many countries, including Canada, are counting on some kind of underground carbon storage to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and avoid the most catastrophic climate projections. But a study published this...

As It HappensBright orange shark shocks and delights scientist Marine biologist Daniel Arauz Naranjo has spent a lot of time with a lot of sharks. But he’s never seen one the same colour as...

When severe storms hit, many people reach for their phones and cameras to capture images and videos of what’s happening around them.  And in Canada, storm chasers and organizations like Environment and Climate Change...

15 hours ago News Duration 1:34 More than 1,000 people have been killed and entire villages wiped out in Afghanistan — all from a 6.0-magnitude earthquake. CBC seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe reports on why this...

On Monday night, skywatchers were treated to a moderate display of the northern lights. For those who missed out, there’s still a chance they may be visible again tonight, with a stronger geomagnetic storm forecast....

A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan ‘s western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history, a rebel group...

It’s hard not to forget the 2023 Canadian wildfire season, when more than 16 million hectares of forest were lost, thousands were displaced and smoke suffocated cities across both Canada and the U.S. And it...

As It HappensCan fish feel pleasure? Scientists say yes, and they might even crave it If you’re asked to picture a creature having the time of its life, a fish probably isn’t the first animal...

Warning: This story contains images of an open wound that some people may find disturbing. Just when you thought there was enough going on in the world to frazzle your nerves, along comes a...

As a child growing up in Medicine Hat, Andre Mueller was obsessed with dinosaurs — and now the McGill University master’s student has made a discovery that’s leading to new insights on the prehistoric era.  Mueller helped...

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many...

As It HappensWhy this British hiker keeps kicking over people’s picturesque stone stacks Stuart Cox is waging war against the hundreds of stone stacks that people keep leaving all over his favourite hiking trails. ...

6 days ago News Duration 2:58 Blanding’s turtles are usually dark grey in colour with a brown to black shell and a distinctive bright yellow neck. But these pigmentless hatchlings, born at an incubation...

This summer’s drought and record-breaking heat could affect the fall migration of the endangered monarch butterfly, according to researchers from the University of Ottawa. They say the extreme weather may be prohibiting plants from producing enough of...

Quebec has reported a case of the potentially deadly tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever that was likely acquired in Ontario or Quebec. The disease was also reported in dogs in Ontario earlier this year. Here’s...

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 U.S. states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots...

One New Brunswick lobster was headed south for vacation this summer.  “They do not pay one bit of attention to any kind of boundary or border,” said Heather Koopman, a senior research scientist at...

A white tussock moth caterpillar in Corner Brook resident Mark Grady’s garden on Aug. 11. (Submitted by Kenny Grady) Fuzzy caterpillars with orange and white backs flourished in the Humber Valley region of Newfoundland...

One of Alberta’s most at-risk amphibians is making a comeback. Provincial efforts to help northern leopard frog numbers bounce back have been successful in establishing new self-sustaining populations, according to the Government of Alberta....

A B.C. ostrich farm has lost its case to save its birds from a cull order issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in January. But the farm’s owners say they will not...

On September 29, 1962, Canada’s Alouette I satellite launched atop an American rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On that day, Canada became just the third country — behind the former...

A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto’s High Park for the first time in over a century.  The rare butterfly was spotted by Crystal Byrne, a butterfly...

Sockeye salmon are able to return to historic spawning grounds in B.C.’s Okanagan region for the first time in over a century, thanks to a new fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation in partnership with the...

With a metre wingspan, a wicked bite and a face straight out of a creature feature, you’d be hard pressed to describe spectral bats as cute. But new research shows the apex predator is...

Residents of the South Okanagan in B.C. have noticed an increase in psoroptic mange, a parasitic skin disease, among the area’s bighorn sheep.  A decline in their population is prompting a new study.  Research for...

Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation says some of the radioactive waste from an old mill near Lake Nipissing has already made its way to the Sarnia area. The material sat at the mill for 70...

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed during their first four to six months showed a reduced risk of early puberty, according to a large new study from South Korea that Canadian doctors say could...

Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn for the second and last “planet parade” of the year....

Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I.  Butternut canker is a fast-spreading disease that attacks butternut trees....

Guy Johnston is out fishing near the B.C. border with southeast Alaska. Over the phone, he tells CBC News that fishermen know to expect challenging seasons. “That’s understood all around the world, and coasts everywhere...

Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world.  This week: Are EVs really greener than gas-powered cars? The Big Picture: How...

Early last September, firefighters were in the final stages of containing a 33,000-hectare wildfire complex in Alberta’s Jasper National Park. Elsewhere, park workers were already replanting the first batch of trees in the recently...

Michelle George’s family has stories of the fish in the Burrard Inlet being so plentiful they stopped ships from sailing further into the water. “You could walk across the backs of [the fish] to...

This story is a collaboration between CBC Toronto and the Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF). A new analysis of city data suggests a dramatic decline in birds on Toronto beaches over the past two decades.  The public dataset shows 73...

The province has averaged fewer than 100 wildfires per season in the previous five years, but this year the number jumped to 216 so far. (Submitted by St. George’s Fire Department) Grand Falls-Windsor fire...

A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, horn-like growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have...

Some researchers say they’re concerned about possible political interference in science after Ontario’s premier said he would be “hunting down” scientists who use dogs and cats in medical studies. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford said it was...

It turns out many people aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change — and some of the ones that do may come as a surprise.   A study recently published...

A man living near Wahnapitae, Ont., in Greater Sudbury, is worried about the fate of his pets after their expected government seizure next month. Bryton Bongard lives on a rural property, where he has built...

Aug. 12, 2025, is the peak night to watch the Perseid meteor shower. Astrophotographer Tim Yaworski (‘The Living Sky Guy’) joined CBC Radio’s Saskatoon Morning to talk about the Perseids and how to best...

This year’s wildfire season is already the second-worst on record in Canada, and experts are warning that this might be the new normal.  More than 7.3 million hectares have burned this year so far,...

If you guessed algae, you’re right. New research published in Communications Earth & Environment suggests algae growth is increasing in Canada’s lakes — even remote ones — and climate change is the main culprit. A...

The Titan submersible imploded on a dive to the site of the Titanic wreckage in 2023. (OceanGate Expeditions/The Canadian Press) Family, friends, investigators and explorers say they’re appalled and heartbroken, and are calling for...

A recent project by Carleton University graduate students used drones to search for magnetic signals linked to unexploded bombs in the Mer Bleue Bog, which was used as a practice bombing range in the...

Ravaging rose bushes and feasting on backyard crops, Japanese beetles are an ongoing issue for gardeners in the Halifax area, but there’s little consensus on how to best deal with them.  Shawn Spurr, who...

Two years after the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible, the United States Coast Guard has released the results of its investigation. The documentary Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster followed the investigation. Watch it...

If you were to spot Andy Campbell’s ride on the road, you might not think too much about it. Maybe you’d think it’s a bit dated — a throwback to an earlier time when...

A Dalhousie University student studying marine biology is sharing a breathtaking photo of a great white shark she took while on a recent research expedition off the coast of Halifax. Geraldine Fernandez snapped the...

As It HappensConservationists are giving rhinos radioactive horns to save them from poachers Injecting radioactive isotopes into the horn of a living rhinoceros is a lot easier than it sounds, says James Larkin. “You...

Climate change feels like a contemporary issue, but the Bay of Fundy tides have roots in changes that happened at the end of the last Ice Age nearly 12,000 years ago, says a New...

On Tuesday, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area around Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, resulting in tsunami warnings being issued around the world. From Hawaii to Japan and the B.C. coast to Chile and Australia, people...

It’s an important waterway in North America, but conditions in the St. Lawrence River can change rapidly and its size and force makes rescues complicated and dangerous for emergency responders....

A B.C. nurse has documented a giant leatherback sea turtle swimming off the coast of Haida Gwaii, a collection of islands off B.C.’s northwest coast — a sighting that’s being celebrated by conservation specialists, as the turtle...

Heather O’Watch says harvesting tinp’si’na  (wild turnip in the Nakoda language) in June is a time to pass along traditions and teachings to family and friends.  She said she harvests with her sibling Kenny Sheperd-O’Watch, 14, and she...

As It HappensScientists re-discover the world’s smallest snake, hanging out under a rock in Barbados Until this spring, the world’s smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct —...

As It HappensTrump’s NASA cuts will ‘compromise human safety,’ say hundreds of employees NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like...

The CurrentWhat is AGI, and will it harm humanity? These days many people use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for everything from dinner suggestions to battling loneliness, but could humanity be on the cusp of...

The chimney swift is a disappearing bird that originally nested in hollow old-growth trees. After those forests were logged, it found a creative solution — it moved into chimneys in human cities.  But now it...

A new study found that grizzly bears have had to change their movements across the Canadian Rockies, becoming more constrained over time as they avoid human development like coal mines, highways, large reservoirs and...

When Aret Oymakas started selling diamonds years ago, engagement ring shoppers came in looking for one thing for their brides-to-be: a real, mined diamond. “It was just a diamond,” said Oymakas, owner of Livia Diamonds...

With long wires trailing from its bow like steel whiskers, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans research vessel Nobilis resembles a strange metallic catfish. Below, electric pulses ripple through the Grand River, marked only...

A wildlife rescue in Ottawa is hoping the province will allow it to transfer a blind baby moose to the Toronto Zoo to live out its days in captivity, or it may be forced to...

Wildfire smoke in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual and more research needs to be done on the pollutants being released into the air, according to scientists.  The fires may be releasing pollution...

A massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, which has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and fishing, is a “natural disaster,” state Premier Peter Malinauskas said on...

Julian Brimelow holds up a replica of the mother of all hailstones — a lumpy white blob as big as your fist carrying the weight of two baseballs with the power to pulverize fields...

The Canadian military and possibly the coast guard are keeping tabs on a Chinese research vessel as it returns to Arctic waters off Alaska for the second year in a row. Data compiled by...

A Kamloops, B.C., resident has reported invasive Japanese beetles outside the city’s downtown core — an area which is considered a containment zone for the foliage-eating species. Also known as Popillia japonica, the invasive pest...

Astronomers believe they have caught a planet in the act of forming, something that has never before been witnessed. Planets form out of the leftover gas and dust once a star has ignited, and it’s believed...

There are about 370 North Atlantic right whales left in the world — and a Newfoundland man spotted one off the southern Avalon Peninsula earlier this month. Tour guide Jared Clarke was taking a group...

Menita Prasad knows that turtles don’t get the same kind of attention from the public as a “cute, fluffy mammal.” The director of animal care at the Greater Vancouver Zoo says that’s one reason...

More than a dozen bison are now being electronically tracked across 100 hectares of rolling hillside at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park in southern Saskatchewan. Park staff have attached ear tags with GPS capabilities to 14 of the animals at...

On a warm, sunny July day, paleontologist Melina Jobbins and her team search an old rock quarry near Lundar, Man., for 390-million-year-old fossils of an extinct fish that swam in what was once a vast inland sea....

A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed how two massive black holes careened into one — happily, billions of light years from Earth. University of Manitoba astrophysicist Samar...

As It HappensStudy examines why some dolphins put sea sponges on their noses In a marine-protected area off the coast of Australia, there are bottleneck dolphins swimming around with sponges on their noses. But...

Researchers at Vitalité Health Network imagine a health-care system where patients are screened early for a disorder or disease they inherited from their parents, and mothers know exactly what health problems they could pass down to their...

A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan wants to know how birds, particularly songbirds, are being impacted by wildfires and smoke. Catherine Ivy, a bird lover and assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan college of...

Canada needs a transparent, public-facing agency in charge of managing reports of mystifying things seen darting, blinking or hovering through our skies, according to a new report commissioned by Canada’s top scientist. The Sky...

It’s out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system. On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that...

For sale: a 25-kilogram rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million US. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known...

Two University of New Brunswick researchers are preparing for another cruise into the Gulf of St. Lawrence this week to study endangered North Atlantic right whales. And the timing just happens to correspond with...

The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments from a B.C. ostrich farm Tuesday as it seeks to protect its herd from a cull ordered due to the avian flu, in a case that has...

A natural remedy that has previously helped counter oil spills will be too slow to “do any useful work” if there’s a spill in the Canadian Arctic, increasing chances of “catastrophic” harm, researchers say....

The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into.  Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle...

The sightings have some asking if the insects are returning or if they just went unnoticed. Experts say the rain and humidity are contributing to the increase in firefly population in Eastern Canada....

A B.C. wildfire fighter was scratched and bitten by a grizzly bear while on the job Friday, the B.C. Wildfire Service says. It happened Friday morning at the Summit Lake fire, about 110 kilometres...

As It Happens6:31Why chimpanzees are sticking grass and sticks in their butts A group of chimpanzees in Zambia have resurrected an old fashion trend with a surprising new twist.  Fifteen years after a female...

Solar power was the European Union’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal’s contribution fell to an all-time low, data from energy think tank Ember...

Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki made headlines last week when he said in an interview with iPolitics that humanity has lost its fight against climate change. “We’re in deep trouble,” Suzuki told the outlet. “I’ve never...

On July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5, Earth will rotate a tiny bit quicker making those days ever so slightly shorter than 24 hours....

A serval owner and Bengal and Savannah cat breeder in B.C.’s Central Okanagan is raising concerns about the province’s proposal to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats,...

A new report from a group of more than 30 experts says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under current...

A Toronto municipal committee is set to look over a newly-proposed rat control plan on Wednesday.   Last month, city manager Paul Johnson unveiled his response to the city’s growing rat problem — laying out a...

One of the world’s second-largest species of fish was spotted off the North Shore of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip this past week. Don Gauthier and his...

Researchers from the University of Regina have been studying a fracture in a rib fossil from the province’s famous Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex to explore how dinosaurs healed after an injury....

An Australian woman was on Monday convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country. Erin Patterson, 50,...

In a small London, Ont., neighbourhood garden, some veggies from a bygone era are growing, and the woman who planted them hopes they can make a comeback to help with food insecurity. Nestled in the...

As It Happens6:19These birds mom lay their eggs in other species’ nest, and never come back for them When a female cowbird is ready to have a baby, she’ll stake out another bird’s nest,...

Toronto could soon see a plan to address the growing number of rats in the city as major construction projects and climate change contribute to its pest problem. Late last month, Toronto’s city manager Paul Johnson...

A crucial archaeological site in Saskatchewan has become a target for illegal scavenging. Âsowanânihk, which means “a place to cross” in Cree, is located near Prince Albert and is estimated to be around 11,000 years old. It holds a...

As It Happens6:30Newly discovered sea spiders use bacteria on their bodies to turn methane into food Most people probably don’t think of sea spiders as cute, but biologist Shana Goffredi says they’re “extremely adorable.”...

As It Happens5:44What is the essence of cool? Study narrows it down to 6 key traits Cool is cool, no matter where you are in the world. That’s the conclusion of a new study...

An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry’s emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space, the group that operates it told Reuters...

B.C. residents are being asked to report badger sightings as part of a new campaign aimed at protecting the elusive American badger.  The summer months can be some of the most deadly for American...

It appears our solar system is getting more popular with out-of-towners.  Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object, something that has origins beyond our own solar system. The first interstellar object was ‘Oumuamua,...

Some Windsor, N.S., residents say a two-year-old decision to close the gates of an aboiteau and keep Lake Pisiquid filled with water is unnecessary and causing other problems. Prior to the closure, the open...

Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by University of...

Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues....

More cougar sightings in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region have led to trail closures in the resort municipality of Whistler and in the Garibaldi Lake area. After a cougar sighting went viral a little under two...

A Cape Breton lobster fisherman and his crew had the encounter of a lifetime this week when a 4.5-metre great white shark circled his boat just off Sight Point, N.S., coming close enough to briefly...

4 days ago News Duration 3:33 Once dismissed as a maritime myth, rogue waves are now being recorded in Canadian waters more than ever. A network of AI-powered buoys off the coast of B.C....

When Cameron Hockey is asked to describe the devastation from a downburst that hit Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park in northeastern Ontario the night of June 21, he’s almost at a loss for words....

If you spot a smooth greensnake in the wild on Prince Edward Island this summer, the province’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division wants to hear from you. Officials are hoping to gather data on...

The New Brunswick Museum is set to add a rare great grey owl to its extensive bird collection in July.  This owl will become the first specimen of its kind found in New Brunswick to be...

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cut-off of key data from U.S. Department of Defence satellites, the latest Trump administration move with potential consequences for the...

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report on Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren’t sure how the worst health...

In 2008, Canadian researchers led by McGill PhD student Jonathan O’Neil said they’d found the world’s oldest rocks, formed 4.3 billion years ago in what is now northwestern Quebec. Such rocks would give scientists...

Alan Auld of Shuniah, Ont., said he stepped out to look at Lake Superior on Saturday and was among people who saw the waters receding — something he compared to the draining of a bathtub.  “At first we joked...

As people across Ontario, Quebec and major cities in the U.S. swelter under a June heat wave, medical experts are urging them to take precautions in the potentially deadly weather. Much of Eastern Canada is...

Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede. After scorching heat at the rodeo...

Ideas53:59Beware of Sharks: Jaws and an Ocean Full of Monsters It was 50 years ago this month when Jaws premiered and instantly became a blockbuster hit. The film broke box office records and tapped into an...

It sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts.  But for kids with disabilities in Ontario, it’s an emerging reality that’s helping them connect...

Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday’s deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain. “You can actually see...

Researchers have discovered a new species of ancient fish with hooked front fangs that made them a fearsome and effective predator. A paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology this week says the...

Two main types of phytoplankton have been decreasing in biomass in the North Atlantic by two per cent each year for the past 60 years, a new study has found. Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data...

After graduating with a bachelor degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Kareem Alfarra had hopes of continuing his studies in the United States. The American schools he looked at were better funded...

Scientists in Canada are scrambling. Over the past few months, the U.S. government has cut billions of dollars in funding from scientific research as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures. “It’s really shocking. It’s really like this...

Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting almost seven times more methane than the official estimates, according to a new study from...

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have “chronic exposure” to mercury, according to a new study — and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the...

Walking down Fort York Boulevard on a fresh, breezy afternoon, scientist Elisabeth Galarneau has no issue pointing out possible sources of air pollution. The manicured lawns and flower beds? A potential source of airborne...

The months leading up to the launch of Axiom Mission 4, a private space flight to the International Space Station carrying four astronauts from four different countries, were filled with intense preparation at the...

Ever wonder how the Toronto Zoo makes sure those cute baby animals are born? CBC’s Dwight Drummond went behind the scenes at the Toronto Zoo to find out....

Jacob Howard likes watching sports, but hockey is the one he gets most excited about. “It’s fast-paced,” he said in uptown Waterloo during an outdoor viewing of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals where...

A UN push for investment to protect the world’s oceans yielded around $10 billion US ($13.6 billion Cdn) in deals at a conference last week, way below the estimated annual need as many investors sought clearer...

There’s an entire cycle of life that helps some wildlife thrive when the boreal forest burns, but experts say climate change and human activity have led to larger, more intense wildfires, exacerbating the negative...

DNA testing company 23andMe didn’t have adequate data protections and ignored warning signs ahead of a massive data breach almost two years ago, an investigation by Canada’s privacy commissioner found. Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told...

The Current23:59What are animals saying? AI is helping to decode Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and now researchers are trying to find out whether we could one day communicate with them in...

Shelley Lindaas has long dreamed of seeing a Kermode bear cub in person. An amateur wildlife photographer based in Terrace, near B.C.’s north coast, she spends much of her free time hiking the backwoods and camped...

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and...

Jeewa Liske was four months pregnant in August 2023 when she had to flee wildfire smoke in Yellowknife and make a difficult 20-hour drive to safety. “I was wanting to leave just ’cause it...

One of the largest old elm trees in Toronto — possibly in all of southern Ontario — is on its last legs. But as the city finalizes plans to take down the Barton Avenue landmark next week,...

The Canadian government has yet to decide whether it would allow recycling spent nuclear fuel in the country, as the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announces it will be engaging with the public to choose a...

Ticks are showing up in more places, earlier in the season and bringing disease risks with them. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how climate change is helping ticks thrive — and why public-health experts...

One of the largest old elm trees in Toronto — possibly in all of southern Ontario — is on its last legs. But as the city finalizes plans to take down the Barton Street landmark next...

For 65 years, an international treaty forged at the height of the Cold War has governed Antarctica. But with rising geopolitical tensions, consensus is increasingly hard to find. “Up until just a few years...

Cost of Living9:37Why potholes are money pits Dylan Langille is very familiar with the swerves it takes to dodge the potholes of Halifax.  “I could probably close my eyes on my commute back to...

Scientists from the University of Calgary have discovered a new dinosaur specimen that they say appears to be the “missing link” in the evolution of tyrannosaurs. The specimen was originally discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi...

Diana Moser has, to the best of her knowledge, not contracted Lyme disease, a welcome status quo that might be credited to the tick-repellant clothing she wears in the yard of her East LaHave, N.S., home,...

4 days ago News Duration 3:15 As turtles come out of hibernation, they risk getting hit by cars or boats. A Nature Conservancy of Canada program is trying to increase their chance of survival...

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many...

Allison MacGillivary recounts the moment she and her family spotted a killer whale swimming backwards off the shoreline in West Vancouver....

Nearly five million smuggled seahorses were seized globally by authorities over a 10-year period, Canadian researchers found, warning it’s only the “tip of the iceberg” in an illegal trade that is likely far larger...

As communities battle out-of-control fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, thousands of residents — including those in surrounding regions — are being exposed to wildfire smoke, increasing their risk for short- and long-term health effects. ...

Two unique areas of Atlantic Canada recognized for their geological significance five years ago have been cautioned to make changes or risk losing their rare status as UNESCO Global Geoparks — a designation that puts...

Two new species of crayfish have been identified in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and researchers say both species are vulnerable to extinction. One of those crayfish is called the “misfortunate crayfish,” found...

For the past few weeks, Ariel Lukaniuk says she and her partner have been sleeping in their second bedroom. That’s because her row house in Toronto’s east end is connected to a building going...

In dark waters near Collingwood, Ont., a giant yellow machine with metallic claws precisely snatches tiny rock balls from the lakebed, kicking up sediment with each grab.  While it looks like a claw game...

Former astronaut and cabinet minister Marc Garneau has died. He was 76. A statement from his wife, Pam Garneau, says he passed away peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his family. “Marc faced his...

A rare black iceberg spotted off the coast of Labrador is making a splash on social media after a fish harvester living in Carbonear, N.L., took a photo of it while fishing for shrimp...

Under a punishing midday sun, Devabhai Sawadiya slowly rakes the salt pan that has been in his family for generations. It’s quiet around him, except for the sweeping motions of his salt broom and...

By Carolyn Whittaker, producer of Animal Pride For generations, scientists have been documenting same-sex pairings, non-reproductive copulation and complex gender dynamics in everything from bonobos to butterflies. But due to the longstanding tendency to...

As wildfires continue to rage in Western Canada, communities in affected areas and surrounding provinces have been blanketed by thick plumes of smoke, prompting air quality alerts extending into parts of the United States...

The next time you order takeout in Markham, Ont., it could get dropped off by a robot and its human companion. A fleet of orange food delivery machines is being tested as part of...

There was a powerful geomagnetic storm over the weekend, resulting in beautiful displays of the northern lights from Canada down to the U.S. And there’s a possibility that the colourful curtains in the sky could...

When Wafa Shafiq realized her upcoming job interview would be conducted by an artificial intelligence bot, she thought: Why not?  “I thought it’d be really cool. I wanted to try it,” said Shafiq. Alex,...

You might not want to live in a chimney, but for a chimney swift, it’s the ideal place to rest — and a Fredericton chimney was a recent pit stop for more than 2,400 of...

A new study is challenging a long-standing method of dating dinosaur fossils in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park — using drone technology. Previously, one of the methods paleontologists have used to date fossils in the...

Bears don’t need a tee time to get on the green. When she went to the Kananaskis Country Golf Course to hit the links earlier this month, Calgary golfer Jess Lawson didn’t imagine she...

New images that are the highest resolution ever taken of the surface of the sun and its corona will help scientists solve mysteries about how storms on the sun develop. This could improve space...

Canada’s third-largest port plans to test self-driving trucks as it explores ways to increase its capacity, according to a port authority presentation first obtained by The Tyee and viewed by CBC News. The Port of...

A central P.E.I. watershed group and the provincial Department of Forests, Fish and Wildlife are raising concerns about sightings of more goldfish in Hardy’s Pond.  In 2021, teams removed hundreds of goldfish from the...

Researchers are hoping a technique that identifies zooplankton from space will eventually help them track the movement of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists at the Bigelow Laboratory for...

There’s a very high chance that one of the next five years will set a new heat record. It’s also very likely that the next five years will see average temperatures above the lower limit...

Just off the highway near Innisfail, Alta., a town about 120 kilometres north of Calgary, is a construction site immediately identified by a large tent boasting the words “Deep Sky” in a groovy, arcade-style...

Ideas53:59A rallying cry for ‘algorithmic justice’ in the face of AI bias Joy Buolamwini  is at the forefront of artificial intelligence research, noting the several ways AI systems have caused harm, through racial bias,...

Laine Fyke says it’s important to find out how climate change is affecting lakes and rivers across Treaty 3 territory. Fyke, environmental monitoring co-ordinator with Grand Council Treaty 3’s Territorial Planning Unit, is helping...

They’ve been flocking to Vancouver’s Westside by the hundreds, armed with binoculars, cellphones, cameras and giant telephoto lenses, all in the hope of capturing a glimpse or photo of the city’s newest celebrities —...

A fossil-hunting father-daughter team from Vancouver Island has been recognized in the naming of a new genus of giant prehistoric sea lizard found near Courtenay almost 40 years ago. Michael and Heather Trask were...

An invasive fish species has been found in a small waterway north of New Germany, N.S., according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. A single egg-bearing Oriental weatherfish, also known as pond loach, was...

Does a bear poop in the woods? Or in the city?  Researchers in Prince George, B.C., are asking for the public’s help to identify and collect bear scat so they can then analyze it...

As It Happens6:25When flamingos fish for food, they create underwater vortexes During the pandemic, Saad Bhamla watched the flamingos at the zoo perform strange head movements as they ate, and found himself wondering: “What...

The first step by a human on the surface of Mars will inevitably transfer Earthly microbes onto Martian soil. Scientists are increasingly concerned with what the implications of contaminating another planet will be.  A recent...

The climate is changing. Weather patterns are shifting. The globe is warming — and that includes the Great Lakes. The five interconnected freshwater North American lakes attract significant study in the summer, but they...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.  According to the federal climate and weather agency, the season — which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 each...

Massive fires fuelled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday.  Loss of tropical pristine forests alone reached 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million...

Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released on Wednesday, following several Canadian financial institutions that have backtracked on climate commitments. CPP Investments noted that...

The leafy trees that tower over Toronto’s High Park are one of the last remaining black oak ecosystems in Ontario. They’re rare, so each year, fire specialists carefully set fires near their roots, in...

Some municipal leaders are feeling unprepared and uninformed after learning their regions could become home to the first uranium exploration in Nova Scotia in almost 45 years. On Wednesday, the Nova Scotia government issued...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the cull of a flock of ostriches in southwest B.C. will move forward in order to fight the threat of avian flu, but it won’t be providing...

It’s a massive undertaking, but two men are hoping to turn much of eastern Ontario into a dark-sky preserve — and they’re leaning into astrotourism, something they say has been a growing trend since the pandemic....

Two little birds have caused delays in the construction of a new nursing building at Acadia University and could ultimately affect the opening of the facility. The University Club on Westwood Avenue in Wolfville, N.S.,...