The opposition Liberal party is hoping to lure votes from the lobster industry in the Canadian province with the promise of a public inquiry into illegal fishing ...

After a year of planning and just after Labor Day, we headed back “home” to visit our native state, re-connect with friends ...

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that massive volcanic eruptions 201.6 million ...

Researchers assert that the Triassic-Jurassic extinction was a sudden event. Around 201.6 million years ago, Earth experienced one of its five major mass extinctions, leading to the abrupt ...

Poor little Maud Lewis didn't have a lot going for her. Born in the wilds of Nova Scotia, she was left badly disfigured by ...

Agricultural water management in Nova Scotia relies on a centuries-old method of keeping salt water at bay.
The province’s ...

Severe cooling from volcanic sulfates - not warming - was the primary trigger of a mass extinction event 201.6 million years ...

An autumn chill is in the air as we approach the end of October in the Maritimes but the region will catch a brief bump up in temperature just in time for Halloween.

A new study reveals the devastating impact of harsh volcanic winters that marked the end of the Triassic period and ...

These massive eruptions released vast amounts of sulfur dioxide, blocking sunlight and causing global cooling for a short period of time.

Earth's five great mass extinctions took place, when three-quarters of all living species suddenly disappeared. The wipeout ...

A mass extinction event that brought about the rise of the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago was believed to be caused by the planet’s warming. Now, scientists at Columbia University say ...