Monthly Archives: August 2025

Paleontologist Jordan Mallon helped identify a new animal species 109 years after a man discovered a fossil fishing near Fernie, B.C. The fossil had been sitting in the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa for decades before Mallon started to … Continue reading →

A team featuring Canadian scientists has, after years of testing, determined the cause of the devastating sea star wasting disease. The culprit is a bacterial pathogen called vibrio pectenicida, and has brought sunflower sea star populations on North America’s west … Continue reading →

Melissa Pineo and her family noticed a pod of 12 white-sided dolphins in the water on a beach near Canning, N.S. They were enjoying the scenic moment on Sunday morning but after the tide started to go down, the dolphins … Continue reading →

Andy Campbell’s 1985 Toyota Tercel has travelled the equivalent of 1.5 round trips to the moon.

With tariffs piling up over the past few months, economists say Canada’s economy is starting to show cracks but there are few signs of collapse. Economists explain why that’s the case.

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.

Canada’s love affair with the summer burger is proving stronger than inflation. Ground beef hit $14.67 per kg in May 2025, a 25 per cent increase over the same time last year. Yet, despite the sticker shock, Canadians appetite for … Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump fired the U.S. commissioner of labour statistics after weak jobs numbers signaled tariffs weren’t yet leading to his promised economic boom.

Conservation scientists in South Africa are injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes. The doses are too weak to harm the animals, but strong enough to set off nuclear security system alarms at international border crossings.

Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted against the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer.