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Funeral for world-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall
A private funeral is being held at the Washington National Cathedral today for Jane Goodall, who died on Oct. 1 at the age of 91, but the public is being invited to watch via livestream. Source link
P.E.I. company seeks approval to import disease-resistant oyster stock from the U.S.
A P.E.I. company is seeking approval to import disease-resistant oyster seed and broodstock from the United States. Some Island oyster growers support the idea, but many in the wild oyster industry do not. Source link
Renowned exoplanet researcher Sara Seager is bringing her quest to find another Earth back home to Canada
Canadian astronomical research is getting a big boost with the return of Sara Seager to Canada after around 20 years at MIT. Her research includes looking for life in the clouds of Venus and searching for Earth 2.0. Source link
DFO investigating 3rd whale death off B.C.'s coast within weeks
Caitlin Birdsall, executive director of the Marine Education and Research Society, says the whale discovered Nov. 8 off Lasqueti Island in the Georgia Strait near the Sunshine Coast and is the third confirmed death since late September. Source link
Thunderbird eggs returned to their 'nest' at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
Two ancient stone spheres were returned to their home at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation on the shores of Lake Huron last Tuesday. Source link
Wildlife traffickers moving ‘dirty money’ within web of organized crime, researcher finds
The illegal wildlife trade is deeply connected to other forms of organized crime, including arms dealing, drug trafficking and human smuggling, a new study has found. Source link
Goats 'delight' at Hamilton property as they destroy invasive buckthorn one bite at a time
Goats in the City arrived at the Flamborough home last week with a trailer of goats ready to bleat around the bush. Source link
How NASA’s proposed budget cuts could threaten the future of space exploration
A tremendous effort is underway at NASA to send humans to Mars and return astronauts to the moon, including the flight of Canadian Jeremy Hanson on Artemis II early next year. Meanwhile, every other research program at the space agency is facing cuts. The US administration has proposed a 24 per cent cut to NASA’s […]
New N.S. study finds microplastics in edible portions of lobster tails
Dalhousie University researchers found an average of six to seven microplastic particles per gram of meat. Source link
'A miracle': Cow gives birth to four calves at once, stunning Ontario farmer
The odds of healthy quadruplet calves are estimated at one in 11 million. Maybe that’s why Abram Knelsen, a Ruthven, Ont., farmer, is still marveling that his female Black Angus cow birthed four sprightly offspring in one pregnancy. Source link