Weather is capable of affecting the determination of sex in insect offspring, finds a new research by the University of Montreal in Canada.

Researchers from University of Toronto (U of T) have developed a new way to study the early stages of degeneration of Y-chromosome. They have done so by assessing the process in plants.

Last month, two blue whale carcasses were washed onto the beaches in Trout River and Rocky Harbour. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has taken the ownership of both the whales.

As per the deal, a team from the ROM has reached on Newfoundland's west coast to take the two blue whale carcasses. Researchers would preserve the whales' skeletons and will also collect tissue samples.

Two Saskatoon men are just one step closer to go on one way trip to the Red Planet. Andrew Cooper, 23, and Justin Semenoff, 35, are among 705 people to be interviewed by the Mars One selection committee.

Seven months ago, zebra mussels were spotted on a boat in Gimli Harbour and since then it has infested Lake Winnipeg. The province is now planning to kill the invasive species.

To kill them, the province wants to use liquid potash in harbors at Winnipeg Beach, Arnes, Gimli and Balsam Bay. If the plan gets green signal then the harbors will remain closed for several weeks.

Scientists have developed a new pill to test the quality of water. The pill is very simple to use to determine how good the water is for drinking purpose, instead of sending it to a laboratory for the same.

All you have to do is drop the pill in a vial of water and shake vigorously. If you see change in color of the water, you get to know the answer.

Well, this is interesting that scientists have finally discovered the reason behind why women are more scared of mice than men. A study by McGill University in Montreal has revealed that smell of a man nearby, makes the rodents feel more agitated, but presence of a woman makes the rodents kind of nonchalant.

Conservationists suspect that federal government's decision to down list North pacific humpback whales from a 'threatened' species to one 'of special concern' is intended to remove the obstacle from the way of Northern Gateway pipeline project.