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Pediatric hospitals remain under intense pressure in Canada amid a resurgence of childhood respiratory viruses, ongoing shortages of children’s pain medication, and the return of the annual flu season. Across the country, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are above expected levels for this time of year and keep increasing, federal …
Read More »Alberta provincial park designated as geological heritage site by UNESCO, international scientists
Six Canadian sites — one of which is in Alberta and one just outside — have been recognized internationally as places that contribute to understanding the earth and its history. B.C.’s Burgess Shale and Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park were designated as international geological heritage sites by UNESCO and the International …
Read More »Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to trio of scientists for ‘pioneering’ work in quantum science
Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, it was announced Tuesday at a ceremony in Stockholm. Aspect is from France, Clauser the United States and Zeilinger is Austrian. The scientist were honoured for “experiments with entangled …
Read More »Mystery of dead sturgeon in northern B.C. have scientists asking for help
The province is asking for help with a mystery after 11 dead adult white sturgeon were found last week on the Nechako River in northern B.C. The unusually high number has scientists asking people to report and submit photos of dead sturgeon sightings on the Nechako and Upper Fraser Rivers. Samples …
Read More »What’s in store for Vancouver’s False Creek? Scientists and locals take first steps toward revitalization
Volunteers and scientists are in the midst of a six-day “bio blitz” in Vancouver’s False Creek, collecting water samples as an initial step toward cleaning up the inlet between Science World and English Bay. The project, running until Wednesday, is a collaboration between local non-profit False Creek Friends, scientists from the Hakai Institute …
Read More »How does monkeypox spread? Here’s what scientists know so far
Can you catch monkeypox from a toilet seat, or by trying on clothes at a thrift store? Is the virus spreading through bodily fluids? Can you pass it to your pets? Search for “monkeypox” on social media, and those are the kinds of questions you’ll find online. Several months into …
Read More »Avian flu may be killing Quebec harbour seals, scientists say
Months after avian flu was first detected in Quebec’s birds, it’s now affecting a new population: seals. Quebec scientists say they’ve found traces of avian flu in dead harbour seals that are washing ashore in the St. Lawrence estuary, a 250-kilometre long ecosystem that runs from just north of Quebec …
Read More »The 2021 heat dome in B.C. had wide-ranging impacts on marine life, scientists say
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your …
Read More »Scientists head to one of the foggiest places on earth to study mysterious phenomenon
A major scientific field study of marine fog off the east coast of Canada is about to start. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and hopes to better predict one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena: fog. Fog can quickly ruin visibility everywhere from harbours to highways to airports, and can …
Read More »Monkeypox warnings ‘went ignored,’ and now world must brace for more outbreaks: scientists
For years, African scientists tracked a steep rise in monkeypox cases. More than 2,800 suspected cases were reported in 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo alone. The year after, there were nearly 3,800. By 2020 — half a century after the first human infection was found in the …
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