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British Columbia A record number of humpback whale calves have been documented swimming off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia this summer and fall. A humpback calf photographed this month in the Salish Sea off the B.C. coast. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says 21 calves have been …

Quirks & Quarks·Analysis Bob McDonald's blog: Astronomers with the Next Generation Transit Survey are looking for volunteers to help comb through telescope data looking for the tell-tale light signature of exoplanets. The Next Generation Transit Survey uses an array of modified commercial telescopes to look for variations in the brightness …

Science Years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks, a new study has found. An October 2021 photo shows some of the tuskless elephants in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. A hefty set of tusks is usually …

Ideas With the COVID-19 death toll in the United States having surpassed 730,000, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed that he finds it "mind-boggling" that partisanship and skepticism of science continue to fuel the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president, …

Science·What on Earth? In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at why cities feel they can't do more to combat climate change and how NASA can help us better understand global warming. (Sködt McNalty/CBC) This week: Cities want more of a say in fighting climate change Tracking …

Nfld. & Labrador Norse legends and archeological evidence had scientists guessing when the Vikings erected a thousand-year-old settlement in Newfoundland. But the discovery of an ancient solar storm offers new evidence, nailing down the exact year they lived there. A new paper on the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows …

Calgary·New Water is already a precious resource in the Prairie provinces, which rely on vast quantities of it for agriculture. But experts warn climate change could make it an increasingly scarce resource. Bob Costa has been fishing for more than 40 years. But recently, he says, he can't remember the …

Science Climate change is hurting us, and a global report released today warns the impact on people's health — especially the elderly, the young, and the vulnerable — will get far worse if leaders fail to commit to more ambitious climate targets at COP26. A man carrying multiple jugs of …

PEI A couple of Parks Canada employees on P.E.I. were brainstorming ideas around all the selfies that visitors take in the national park. And the idea of a "coastie" was born, now launched across the country. Researchers at the University of Windsor will analyze the photos and use them to …

Nova Scotia Hundreds of people have taken advantage of an incentive program announced this year. Dave Giles of All EV Canada says most of the people considering the switch to electric vehicles in recent months are motivated by soaring gas prices. (Submitted by Dave Giles) Amid a trend of surging …