Canada – Kettinki

2025-08-07 @ 17.57.57 ∈ In English

Birds found thriving in a very large commercial forest in Maine

North America has lost an estimated 3 billion birds since 1970—a nearly 30% drop across species—mostly due to habitat loss and degradation. So when a team of researchers repeated a bird population study they did 30 years earlier in a very large commercial forest landscape in Maine, they were stunned to find more birds than before.

2025-08-05 @ 17.04.35 ∈ In English

Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this?

Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.

2025-07-12 @ 22.25.29 ∈ In English

‘Ball Lightning’ Caught on Film After Storm in Canada

No scientist has yet confirmed the short video from Alberta is footage of ball lightning, but the Pardy couple says they have been approached by researchers. "If it is ball lightning," veteran storm chaser George Kourounis told CTV News, "then this is one of the best ball lightning videos I've ever seen."

2024-12-10 @ 6.03.05 ∈ In English

Canadian man leaps onto polar bear to defend wife

A man who “leapt onto” a polar bear to protect his wife from the attacking animal is expected to recover from serious injuries he sustained, police say.

2024-10-23 @ 11.12.57 ∈ In English

Reducing moose numbers could help protect Canadian caribou populations from wolf predation

To protect caribou, wildlife managers have reduced wolf numbers in some caribou ranges, but this may cause moose populations to grow, resulting in a wolf rebound.

2024-10-12 @ 16.44.26 ∈ In English

Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights

10 years of collision data in Texas [was used] to compare full-moon nights with new-moon nights and their corresponding wildlife-vehicle collisions. Non-wildlife collisions in the same time periods showed no significant differences. […] Previous studies conducted worldwide [have found similar collision trends].

2024-10-12 @ 15.42.02 ∈ In English

Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife | Hakai Magazine

Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine animals after they burst—though the scale of their impact remains unknown.

2024-06-24 @ 17.09.37 ∈ Suomeksi

Tajunnanvirtaa uraanista

Vaikka uraanin käyttö ydinvoimalaitosten polttoaineena on yleistä tietoa, aihepiirin ympärillä on myös paljon mystiikkaa ja epämääräisiä väitteitä. Tämä kirjoitus käsittelee uraania alkuaineena, sen tuotantoa, sekä käyttöä reaktoripolttoaineena.

2024-05-23 @ 6.32.40 ∈ In English

Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings

Community science volunteers—laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation—significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States, finds a new study by York University.

2024-05-20 @ 18.43.15 ∈ Suomeksi

BirdLife Suomi | Suomelle uudet lintulajit havaittiin Keski-Pohjanmaalla ja Pohjois-Savossa

Suomessa on havaittu kaksi maalle uutta lintulajia toukokuussa. Luodossa havaittiin tummajunkko ja Kuopiossa eskimohanhi. Molemmat lajit ovat kotoisin Pohjois-Amerikasta.