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

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 totally in the clear yet A relatively new species is likely hitting its peak population now, according to John Soghigian, an assistant professor of parasitology at the University of Calgary. The Culex pipiens, also referred to … Read more

Wildfires made Canada’s air quality worse than the U.S. for the first time

Wildfires made Canada’s air quality worse than the U.S. for the first time

Canada’s record-setting wildfire season hiked the country up global pollution rankings — and for the first time made its air quality worse than the U.S., according to a new report by air quality technology company IQAir. “In previous years, Canada had the cleanest air quality in all of North America,” said Glory Dolphin Hammes, CEO of … Read more

Great apes get a kick out of ‘playfully teasing’ each other, study finds 

Great apes get a kick out of ‘playfully teasing’ each other, study finds 

As It Happens6:24Great apes get a kick out of ‘playfully teasing’ each other, study finds What do you call it when a chimpanzee offers his buddy a delicious piece of fruit only to pull his hand away at the last second?  Or when a bonobo repeatedly pokes, prods and pulls on the hair of an … Read more