2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (861+ words) The first time Nessie O’Neil witnessed a pygmy raccoon making a toy ball out of trash, she didn't realize that she'd just made a major scientific discovery. "My first thought was, oh my gosh, this is adorable," O’Neil, a biologist…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (714+ words) Fossil eggshells believed to be from some of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived have been found in a surprisingly cool climate far from the equator. But those massive titanosaurs couldn't keep their volleyball-sized eggs warm by sitting on them....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (237+ words) National Service Dogs is looking for three different types of volunteers to help support their puppy and dog raising program. Whelping homes help birth the puppies and care for them for their first eight weeks, puppy raisers take over for…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (507+ words) A Chicago aquarium says several of the belugas that were transferred to its site from Ontario's Marineland have health issues. Shedd Aquarium said in a Friday statement it is conducting round-the-clock supervision, and teams are monitoring the whales' hydration, breathing…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (123+ words) CBC Scientists believe sturgeon can live more than 400 years Sturgeon have been around since the dinosaurs, but new research suggests their lifespan could be centuries longer than previously thought — an important discovery for scientists trying to understand and save a…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (640+ words) Trapping season in the North kicks off in October when the fur is prime and the new fur has come in for a lot of fur bearing animals. Fur prices saw a surge this summer with sales almost doubling from…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (96+ words) CBC Meet the ancient giants of the Great Lakes University of Windsor biologist Trevor Pitcher introduces us to a young lake sturgeon and explains what makes these ancient fish so remarkable — and so difficult to age. Rogers Stadium seriously damaged…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Some of the lake sturgeon swimming around in the Great Lakes today may have been alive when Samuel de Champlain first reached Lake Huron more than four centuries ago. New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer…...