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Star Trek fans take note: the planet Vulcan is real.It may not be inhabited by green-blooded, pointy-eared, humanoids (that we know of) and it's not even formally named Vulcan. But this newly discovered planet orbits a star that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry once claimed to be the parent star
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The moon will glide into Earth's shadow Friday in what will be the longest lunar eclipse of the century. While it won't be visible in Canadian skies, there are ways you can see the spectacle for yourself.Lunar eclipses occur from two to four times a year, but not all of
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Unusual cases of potentially deadly heart disease have been cropping up in dogs fed dog food containing legumes and potatoes that is often marketed as being "grain free," prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate.Canine dilated cardiomyopathy affects a dog's heart muscle and often leads to congestive heart failure.These reports are
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Ecologists are warning people in Fredericton that a blue-green algae bloom may be behind the sudden deaths of three dogs who died after swimming in the St. John River.New Brunswick's provincial veterinarian, Dr. Jim Goltz, said there's no definitive answer, but given the time of year, he suspects toxins from
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One of the most destructive ecological impacts of oil and gas exploration happens long before a litre of oil flows into a pipeline or a single atom of carbon enters the atmosphere.Seismic surveying — the exploration activity that helps identify where to drill — can result in as much as
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When temperatures soar as they have this week in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, homeless people ride the air-conditioned light rail to avoid a heat so brutal it killed 155 people in the city and surrounding areas last year. An occasional siren wails as paramedics rush to help people sick from the
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Canadian Press reporters travelled to South Africa and India to investigate the growing epidemic of drug resistance, which experts describe as the single greatest threat to human health on the planet. This is the first story of a six-part series exploring how the unfettered use of antibiotics pushes humanity closer to a
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Ayrial Miller is clearly annoyed. Her mother is sitting with her on the couch in their Chicago apartment, scrolling through the teen's contacts on social media."Who's this?" asks Jennea Bivens, aka Mom.It's a friend of a friend, Ayrial says. They haven't talked in a while."Delete it," her mom says.The 13-year-old's
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Governor General Julie Payette gave Prince Edward Islanders a new point to take pride in during her first official visit to the province on Monday.During an evening speech at Government House Payette talked about her time as an astronaut, and shared something she noticed about the view from the International
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Swaths of salt-water marshes in the Maritimes are to be restored, in a bid to help absorb the rising sea levels and storm surges brought on by climate change.Saint Mary's University in Halifax announced today that it will get $1.8 million in federal funds to restore 75 hectares of marshes
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