Stevan Harnad, a psychology professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal, explains what it means when scientists say many animals including fish, birds and even insects likely have consciousness. He is one of 39 signatories to the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness. (Apr. 22, 2024)
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
Have you noticed a worm in your garden that's much longer than most, and has a hammerhead? You're not alone.There have been reports of hammerhead worms showing up in Ontario, but although they've recently been noticed in the province, Jonathan Witt, an invertebrate biologist from the University of Waterloo, said that they've been in North America much longer. CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's The Morning Edition host, Craig Norris spoke to Witt about what these animals are and how they got here. This int
The black-and-white photo appeared to show the former U.S. President standing over a lifeless dinosaur.
The approaching bears are robust and the vibe is suspenseful until one cub pauses to scratch its back on a tree.
The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year. The video shows strands of energized particles leaving the star's lower atmosphere in the form of "coronal rain," with small eruptions of plasma dotting a fuzzy, "coronal moss" surface — a […]
Scientists are on the brink of a propulsion breakthrough.
They were arrested on pollution charges after a video of the illegal dumping went viral.
In a matter of days, NASA astronauts Suni Wiliams and Butch Wilmore will launch on board a Boeing Starliner to travel to the International Space Station. The pair have been in quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center since April 22 for a daring journey. Boeing's much-maligned Starliner has faced years of setbacks and major […]
He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say.
Cloudy With a Chance of Molten Iron The scientific instruments on board NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are so sensitive, they can tell the weather on an exoplanet a whopping 280 light-years away. Using the telescope mid-infrared light spectrometer, a team of international scientists managed to map the weather on the surface of WASP-43 b, […]
Far below the ocean's surface, in the dark depths of the deep sea floor ecosystem (about 3,000 feet or 1,000 meters deep), exists an entire world of deep sea creatures that humans rarely glimpse.
Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting before he was caught on a wildlife trap camera last year.
The two were domestic breeds that would not have survived one night in the wild, say rescuers.
High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property.
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family. The department said in a statement Friday it will be monitoring the location of the young female orca as she searches for her family in ocean waters near Zeballos, B.C., located more than 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria. The killer whale calf, named kw
The road remains open along Robert Service Way following a late-morning landslide on the escarpment in Whitehorse. The latest landslide contained less than 750 cubic metres of earth, but was enough in one spot to reach the top of concrete barriers erected by the city last week. "Crews responded and road users going through the area might notice some increased activity because crews are going to be onsite monitoring and making sure everything continues to remain stable," said Oshea Jephson, a spo
Volunteers in Washington state search mountains for the last of four animals that escaped zoo trailer.
Hidaya is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Tanzanian region
“This is the first time that we have observed a wild animal applying a quite potent medicinal plant directly to a wound.”
A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle. Local residents and animal control officers corralled the zebra named “Shug” in the community of Riverbend, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle, the Regional Animal Services of King County wrote on its website.
