An Ottawa company is developing computerized glasses that help people with severe visual impairments see -- as well as zoom in on and replay what they saw with the press of a button.

As the eating local trend gains momentum in Canada, one community college is offering a night class on how to go about doing it Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ont., will be holding Eat Locally -- The 100 K Menu, to be conducted by chef Chris Ve

ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2009) -- CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) are collaborating to try to outwit one of southern Australia's worst agricultural weeds.

ScienceDaily (Sep. 11, 2009) -- Most natural rubber comes from rubber trees in Southeast Asia, but this source is now under threat from a fungus. Researchers have optimized the Russian dandelion to make it suitable for large-scale rubber production.

US - An independent expert panel of physicians, nutritionists, and animal scientists has found that recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), the supplement approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for increasing milk production in lactating da

The city plans to inject up to 6 million gallons of treated sewage per day about 1,400 feet underground, then pump it back up later to water its golf course and residents' lawns.

US - The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation has written to Congress, opposing a future ban on the use of antibiotics for farm livestock on the grounds that such a ban could compromise food safety.

The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.

According to the "Endangered Species Handbook" (read the full article here), 20 Million seahorses are caught annually from our oceans in order to satisfy the market for Traditional Chinese Medicine. A study conducted from 1993 to 1995 by Biologist Amanda

The Pennsylvania SPCA says they have made an arrest in the duct taping of a female cat named "Sticky." 19-year-old James Davis, of the 2100 block of 22nd Street, was taken into custody Sunday.