If not for the presence of the cowsheds, I would not even recognize where I was. According to the owner, the cows do not need to bellow because they are not hungry. They can eat whenever they like through the
When entomologist Taz Stuart joined the City of Winnipeg's insect-control branch, he intended to take a more environmentally friendly approach to the city's annual battle with mosquitoes - but somewhere along the way, his green plans got scaled back.
A woman in southern Manitoba snapped a nice photograph of a cat in her rural backyard on Mother's Day - but it wasn't a cute little kitty: her camera captured a rare cougar.
The Minnesota Symphony Orchestra is premiering a new work by Minnesota Orchestra conductor Osmo Vanska, called "The Bridge." It's inspired in part by the collapse of the I-35W bridge last summer.
St. Paul musician Steven Anderson, or Steven C., as his stage name goes, has built a thriving behind-the-scenes career in the "New Age" music industry as a producer and pianist. Now he's stepping out of the shadows with a new
Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say.
Some correctional officers at the jail outside Sydney are refusing to report to work, claiming their health is at risk because of asbestos in the building.
Scientists have improved the efficiency of an important type of solar cell from 21.9 to 23.2 percent (a relative improvement of 6 per cent). The efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the
The number and rate of young people accused of homicide in 2006 were at their highest levels since data were first collected in 1961, Statistics Canada says.
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is one of the world's smallest mammals. It is about four centimetres long and weighs merely two grams. Being a nocturnal animal, it hunts predominantly with its sense of touch. "As quick as a flash,
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled Canada's own version of the Victoria Cross on Friday, the highest military decoration that can be awarded to a Canadian.
As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the birds' feeding strategy. A team of mathematicians and engineers has now explained exactly how some shorebirds use their long, thin beaks to defy gravity and
Smaller primates expend no more energy climbing than they do walking. This surprising discovery may explain the evolutionary edge that encouraged the tiny ancestors of modern humans, apes and monkeys to climb into the trees about 65 million years ago
Palaeontologists have discovered fossil remains in Scandinavia of parrots dating back 55 million years. The fossils indicate that parrots once flew wild over what is now Norway and Denmark. Parrots today live only in the tropics and southern hemisphere, but
