A relatively rare tapeworm has popped up in several patients in Alberta, Canada in the past few years, which may not sound like much; however, the only other human case in Canada was in 1928 in Manitoba. The parasite is called Echinococcus multilocularis and it appearance in Alberta has caught the attention of some infectious …

Researchers anticipate harmful nitrogen outputs to increase as a result of precipitation changes.

The colourful Portuguese man-of-war is more commonly seen in warmer waters. Their painful stings can be fatal to some.

Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.

There is a warning from Island Health about a poisonous mushroom known as the "Death Cap", which has been spotted in residential areas near Victoria.

Weatherwatch A recent heatwave in Siberia’s frozen wastes has resulted in outbreaks of deadly anthrax and a series of violent explosions

In some recent years, GHG emissions from BC wildfires have been more than from all other sectors put together

The potentially fatal death cap mushrooms that killed a three-year-old boy last year are popping up early in Uplands. The mushroom, known by the scientific name Amanita phalloides, was discovered.

A mycologist said the Amanita phalloides has sprouted up in Victoria again.

France has launched a special smartphone application to track a rocketing plague of ticks, which cause over 30,000 cases of Lyme disease par year and pose a threat to thousands of British holidaymakers who take to the French countryside in summer.

'No one had ever heard of it': Woman dies from rare tick-borne virus.

The grandchildren of Annie Kruger remember her lighting an Export A Green cigarette, throwing on her logger's jacket and heading out to set fires near Penticton, B.C. — part of an ancient tradition of using flames to clear brush, renew growth and create natural fireguards.

Island Health confirms the fungus, known scientifically as Amanita phalloides, has already flowered in Uplands this July.

26 fires are burning in the Old Crow district but Yukon Wildland Fire says the community is not at risk

Smoke from a handful of fires in northeast Alaska and across the border in Canada drifted south to Fairbanks on Tuesday and is expected to linger through Wednesday night.

More polar bears on land have been encountering more people in the Arctic, a perfect storm of dangerous conditions, one scientist says.

The remote Arctic tundra may seem like the last place on Earth human pollution should be causing a problem — yet it’s filled with mercury contamination.

The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that a Saratoga County resident died in recent months after contracting a rare tick-borne illness known as Powassan Virus.

A fire ban, announced yesterday, includes two territorial parks, the GNWT confirmed.

As wildfires continue to rage in B.C., there's no rain relief in sight