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Cats don't always lick each other out of affection. Sometimes they're just being jerks
Sometimes when a cat grooms another cat, it’s nice. A cat helping another cat out, scratching those hard-to-get spots on the back of the neck. Other times? It’s more like, “Hey, I want that nice nap spot, and I’m going to annoy you until you get out of here.” Source link
El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing'
Temperatures in the El Niño region in the Pacific Ocean are the warmest they’ve been on record at this time of year. And the peak is still months away. Source link
Legacy of rare Windsor, Ont., rattlesnake continues despite road death
Gordo, an Eastern Massasauga rattler, was killed on Matchett Road last summer — but not before sowing his wild oats. A local reptile conservation expert says Gordo’s mate gave birth to seven baby snakes this spring. Source link
NOPE. Giant cockroach crashes reporter’s live news report | The Moment
KTLA reporter Rachel Menitoff tells The National about the moment a giant cockroach crawled on her during a live broadcast in Los Angeles — and how she kept her cool. Source link
On Big Tancook Island, researchers are starting to fill in the gaps on white sharks
At a new field station on an island off Nova Scotia’s South Shore, researchers are using an array of tracking technologies to monitor white shark movement and learn more about them. Source link
A dead python will get you a free pizza at this man's restaurant. Yes, it's in Florida
As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese pythons as currency. Source link
Burning question: Can this summer sizzle cook a hot dog on a vehicle antenna?
Another summer 2026 heat wave has blanketed southern Ontario for days. Temperatures are especially high and humid in Windsor, Ont. But is it hot enough outside to cook a hot dog impaled on a vehicle antenna? The CBC’s Mike Evans posed the question, and bore the sweltering heat to get the answer — and perhaps […]
Strychnine use for gopher control officially begins in Alberta, Saskatchewan after delays
After significant delays, the window for strychnine use in Alberta and Saskatchewan is now open. Farmers can use the controversial rodenticide to control Richardson’s ground squirrels — colloquially known as gophers — until Sept. 1. Source link
How many people die from heat-related illnesses? The truth is, we don't actually know
Reporting heat-related deaths isn’t as straightforward as one might think. If someone dies of a heart attack in a sweltering apartment, should it be recorded as a heart attack or a heat-related illness? And if you can’t get accurate numbers as to how many people are dying, how can you put mitigation measures in place […]
Over a century after these ships set sail for the South Pole, their wrecks are inspiring new exploration
After 80 years on the bottom of the Labrador Sea, Terra Nova looks very different than when it carried famed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole. Technology developed by an Ontario company is now mapping the entire ship in three dimensions as part of a Royal Canadian Geographical Society expedition. Source link