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Calm before the storms: Forecasters say the quiet Atlantic hurricane season won't last
In May, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but so far it’s been pretty tame. However, that could end very soon. And people had better be prepared, experts say.
Nicole Mortillaro
News Science August 6
U.S. delays cutoff of valuable satellite data for hurricane forecasting
News Science 8 hours ago
Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that
Bridget Stringer-Holden
News Science 10 hours ago
China is fighting an outbreak of the chikungunya virus. What is it?
Kevin Maimann
News World 4 hours ago
Australia's Great Barrier Reef sees sharp decline in coral cover in 2 regions
News World August 6
U.S. Coast Guard releases damning report on OceanGate, 2 years after fatal Titan implosion
Elizabeth Whitten
News Canada Nfld. & Labrador August 5
Gardeners, academic at odds on how to best deal with growing Japanese beetle population
Olivia Piercey
News Canada Nova Scotia August 6

'The floor was rumbling': Earthquake confirmed in Esterhazy, Sask.

News Canada Saskatoon August 5

Young people more prone to believe in conspiracies, research shows

Gabrielle Huston

News Canada Ottawa August 5

This car has more than 1.2 million km on it — and it's still going strong

Frances Willick

News Canada Nova Scotia August 5

Imaging reveals 2,000-year-old ice mummy's 'incredibly impressive' tattoos

Sheena Goodyear

Radio As It Happens August 4

Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of dolphins trapped in mud

News Canada Nova Scotia August 4

After a decade of death, Canadian scientists say they've found the sea star killer

Bridget Stringer-Holden

News Science August 4

Mer Bleue Bog 'filled with bombs' according to new drone scans

News Canada Ottawa 4 hours ago

Archaeological field school helps Indigenous students learn more about their history — and themselves

Courtney Dickson

News Canada British Columbia August 4

Fossil discovered over 100 years ago in Fernie, B.C., identified as new species

Santana Dreaver

News Canada British Columbia August 4

3:51

How these illegal, endangered cacti ended up at Montreal’s Botanical Garden

2:07

What makes the St. Lawrence River so dangerous for swimmers?

The nuclear arms race is heating up. Will it take another bomb to renew the push for disarmament?

Radio The Sunday Magazine August 4

Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's Far East erupts for 1st time in centuries

News World August 3

Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief

News Canada Nova Scotia August 2

Meet 'Walt,' the 80-million-year-old mosasaur named after the Texas teen who dug it up on the Canadian Prairie

News Canada Manitoba August 2

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