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Fossil footprints suggest 2 early human species coexisted 1.5 million years ago

Muddy footprints found on the shores of a Kenyan lakeside have provided fascinating insights into the lives of our early…

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First ferret babies born from a clone bring new hope for their species

The birth of two black-footed ferret babies, Sibert and Red Cloud, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute…

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Lifestyle

Carbs may predate our existence as a species: study

The origin of modern humans’ long-standing love affair with carbs may predate our existence as a species, according to a…

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How teams in the Hamilton area are fighting dog-strangling vine and other invasive species

Don’t worry. Dog-strangling vines aren’t actually strangling dogs. But Derissa Vincentini, community science co-ordinator at the Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste.…

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Calgary is moving past peak mosquito activity, but a new species is still buzzing around

Although cooler fall temperatures are coming, which local experts say usually drives down mosquito populations, one researcher says Calgary isn’t…

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Canada

Invasive fish species dumped in Manitoba water bodies disrupting ‘very delicate’ ecosystems: fisheries manager

Along the banks of Hunt Lake in the south of Whiteshell Provincial Park, the largemouth bass stalks in the water, threatening…

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Canada

Hairs from Alberta grizzly bears offer insight into survival of species

At secluded sites across Alberta this summer, grizzly bears — enticed by the perfume of fresh berries, molasses, rancid fish…

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This voracious U.S. catfish species is now in Ontario, possibly due to climate change

Scientists have found evidence the flathead catfish — a species from the southern U.S. that’s known for its huge size and monstrous appetite…

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Humans wiped out a native San Francisco butterfly. Now another species is filling its ‘big blue shoes’

As It Happens6:22Humans wiped out a native San Francisco butterfly. Now another species is filling its ‘big blue shoes’ For…

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More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expedition

As It Happens6:13More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expedition During a research expedition off…

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