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• 'It doesn't get any rarer than this': Mistle thrush could be continent's first

  11-12-2017 22:33 via cbc.ca
  A "mega-rarity" bird blew into Miramichi over the weekend, and it's attracting bird lovers from Eastern Canada and the U.S. who've never seen one in North America before.
  
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• It looks like a SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon (as predicted)

  05-08-2026 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.
  
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• Debris plume suggests SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon — as predicted

  05-08-2026 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.
  
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• This kitten was too tiny for a wheelchair. So his foster mom made one with Hot Wheels and duct tape

  05-08-2026 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  When Gelato the kitten arrived at a Cincinnati animal shelter last month, injured and unable to use his back legs, he was too tiny for an animal wheelchair. So the shelter worker who is fostering him decided to get creative.
  
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• The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary

  05-08-2026 17:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Raccoons are seldom seen in most of Alberta, where harsh winters and abundant predators are among the challenges they face. But according to pest control professionals and wildlife biologists, sightings of the stripe-tailed critters appear to be on the rise in Calgary.
  
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• Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu

  04-08-2026 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Australia warned on Monday against the risk of a wider spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first mass mortality episode among seabirds killed ‌about 50 greater crested terns off the coast south of Adelaide.
  
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• Huge wasp nest takes over wildlife trust's office

  04-08-2026 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eilish Rothney says the nest, which has engulfed her ring binders, is about 1m (3.2ft) tall.
  
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• Adenosine 2A receptor drives microglial efferocytosis to accelerate white matter repair and functional recovery after stroke | Science Signaling

  04-08-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  Stimulating the efferocytosis of cellular and myelin debris by microglia after stroke promotes remyelination.
  
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• Where in the West Country to see the biggest solar eclipse since 1999

  04-08-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 arrives on 12 August. Here's where to see it safely in the West Country.
  
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• Death of swan family leaves residents 'devastated'

  04-08-2026 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council says there is blue-green algae on the lake which can be damaging for wildlife.
  
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• Young white-tailed eagles released on Exmoor

  04-08-2026 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 20 additional young birds will be released over the next three years.
  
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• What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?

  04-08-2026 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our satellite has endured countless blows over millions of years - and astronomers think this one could be a useful accident.
  
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• This researcher is unleashing a new predator to combat Japanese beetles on P.E.I.

  04-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A researcher on P.E.I. hopes a project with winsome flies will help crush the pesky Japanese beetles that have been attacking Island gardens for years. The flies have worked in other areas, and now they're being set free here. CBC’s Nancy Russell reports.
  
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• DFO study updates science behind lobster management measures in N.S., N.B.

  04-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are reviewing potential scenarios if lobster stocks change in the waters off Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick, including the effects of reducing season lengths and trap limits, altering size limits, and other measures.
  
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• Curlew revival continues at nature reserve

  04-08-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birds from previous releases pair up and return to nest at the site on the Isle of Sheppey.
  
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• More belugas from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., head to new home in U.S.

  04-08-2026 03:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States.
  
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• Canadian astronaut prepares for International Space Station mission

  04-08-2026 01:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.
  
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• One in 50 million: Oscar the two-coloured lobster lands in N.S. aquarium

  03-08-2026 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  In his 40 years as a lobster fisherman, Robert Wagner had never seen a critter like it: a half-blue, half-orange lobster, split down the middle from head to tail. "I said, 'Wow! I've never seen that like that in my life,'" said Wagner. Oscar is now calling the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity in Halifax home.
  
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• Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers

  03-08-2026 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.
  
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• Meet Saskatchewan's threatened 'butcher bird' that impales its prey

  03-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The songbirds appear to be soft-feathered and pudgy. But when it’s time to eat, they turn into ruthless killers.
  
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• Find funding and save Jodrell Bank, stars say

  03-08-2026 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronaut Tim Peake, guitarist Johnny Marr and 150 other public figures have signed an open letter.
  
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• Relying on GPS for directions makes your brain lazy. Here's how to give it a workout

  03-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Getting lost is actually great exercise for your brain. As is putting limits on how much guidance you get from your mapping and GPS tools this summer, be it on a drive to the cottage or exploring a new city.
  
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• A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely

  03-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.
  
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• Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood risk

  03-08-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With a hot summer drying out Syston Brook, volunteers have prepared the waterway ready for rain.
  
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• 'You can't describe the loss' - the reality of bovine TB on farmers

  03-08-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wildlife intervention proposals are controversial but farmers say they are needed to reduce bTB.
  
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• Ships stranded in Gulf could pose global invasive-species threat, study says

  02-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ships stalled in the Gulf region due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an 'immense' threat, according to a paper published last week. Experts say biofouling on hundreds of ships over several months could lead to the spread of invasive species.
  
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• On Ukraine's front lines, female soldiers testing Canadian-designed body armour

  02-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of Russia's war are testing new body armour designed by a Canadian company to fit women so that they no longer have to wear ill-fitting ballistic plates made for men.
  
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• As Trump rolls back endangered species protection, experts say Canadian wildlife is also at risk

  02-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Trump administration is being sued by conservation groups over a change they say will weaken habitat protection for endangered species. In Canada, experts say the move could also harm animals that move between the two countries, including migratory birds and southern resident killer whales.
  
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• Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave

  02-08-2026 06:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency believes the fish were killed as a result of the heat and drain water.
  
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• Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

  01-08-2026 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.
  
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