Chicago has 3 new piping plovers in Montrose: meet Searocket, Prickly Pear and Wild Indigo

Armand Cann, a fish and wildlife biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, left, and Brad Semel, a species recovery specialist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, walk along a protected site in Montrose Beach before the release of three plovers on July 12, 2023. (Eunice Alpasan/WTTW News)

Video:Joining Chicago tonight to discuss piping ploversis Armand Cann, fish and wildlife biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. (Produced by Acacia Hernndez) Imani, a Chicago-based plover, spent the summer alone on Montrose Beach. Now, the city’s population of the endangered bird has increased thanks to three new residents. Three plover chicks were released … Read more

Health Canada’s new rules target vaping ‘Wild West’ – National | globalnews.ca

Cyclist rides across Canada to raise funds and awareness of genetic diseases - Winnipeg |  globalnews.ca

Health Canada will soon have a clearer look into the haze of Canadian vaping habits as new reporting requirements for retailers and manufacturers aim to address what some are calling a Wild West. Under new regulations passed in June, companies now must submit semi-annual sales data and ingredient lists to Health Canada, with the first … Read more

Wild astronomical discovery confirms that Einstein was right about time itself

Albert Einstein, German-Swiss-American mathematician and physicist, 1940. Einstein (1879-1955) in h...

Time dilation: It’s a staple of science fiction, and whether you’re familiar with the term or not, you’ve probably encountered it in print media or film. It flies quite fast at the speed of light, and your experience of time is slower than that of someone left on Earth, such that years may pass for … Read more