With space running out, one Ontario shelter drops dog and cat adoption fees to $25
Photo Credit: City of Mississauga With kennel space for dogs running tight, an Ontario municipal shelter is slashing…
An owl got stuck in soccer goal netting, and officers made a World Cup-worthy save
Photo Credit: Avon, OH Police A typical summer day at a soccer field in suburban Ohio turned into…
Trapped python in Ontario car engine calmly climbs onto an officer’s arm
Photo Credit: City of Mississauga An unusual rescue unfolded in Mississauga, Ontario, when animal officers were called to…
Underwater drones find Benin coral reef long presumed dead, and it’s teeming with life
A coral reef off the coast of Benin that scientists had long assumed was dead has been found…
Amateur’s Google Maps find in Canada is now a confirmed 390-million-year-old impact crater
Photo Credit: Getty Images Scientists have confirmed the site of a massive ancient meteor impact after an amateur…
New study links heart attacks to more microplastics in blood
A new study out of Rome is raising fresh questions about how microplastic particles may be showing up…
Canada teen attacked by 3 coyotes while biking home, escapes by climbing onto a rock
A 14-year-old in Ottawa is recovering after a ride home through a park turned into a frightening wildlife…
Saskatchewan mosquitoes are booming past average, and researchers warn West Nile still matters
Across Saskatchewan, mosquito counts are already unusually high — well above the 10-year average and roughly double what…
A tick virus now surging in New England can be traced back to an Ontario 4-year-old’s death in 1958
A little-known tick-borne virus is appearing far more often in the northeastern United States than it once did. …
US tick bites can spread deadly Powassan virus in 15 minutes, and cases are rising
What might seem like an ordinary summer tick bite is being treated more seriously as physicians and public…
‘Cute little raccoons’ now carry a fast-spreading rabies risk into Quebec’s urban areas
This summer, residents in Quebec’s Montérégie region and parts of the Eastern Townships are being urged to stay…
Most butterflies die in weeks, but these tropical species may be cracking the code of aging
Adult life for most butterflies is brief, often lasting only a few weeks before it ends. However, some…