This year, as Nova Scotians officially observe Emancipation Day for the first time, there are calls to not only recognize this province's brutal history of slavery — but to make reparations for it.

The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History is saying goodbye to several beloved exhibits next week — some that have been around for more than 50 years. The museum announced the changes on Facebook ...

For most of us, the Pyramids symbolize the distant past. After all, they're more than 4,500 years old. But for geologists and paleontologists, they might as well have been built yesterday. That's ...

Students of all ages across Nova Scotia are invited to participate in The 2023 African Nova Scotian History Challenges to showcase their artistic creativity and historical curiosity. The Challenges ...

Tackling everything from geology to marine life to weather, the Museum of Natural History is a place for the curious. With a visit here, you can learn all about Nova Scotia's forests, see live animals ...

Fresh out of the water, Digby scallops have such a sweet smell that the temptation is to eat them raw – something you can easily do during the Nova Scotian port town's "Digby Scallop Days". Last year, ...

A group of performers play instruments and sing. The performance was part of a Bossa Nova Concert commemorating Black History Month. (Robyn Christensen) The Harold B. Lee Library celebrated Black ...

It’s the geologist’s refrain: rocks tell stories. Geologists don’t (usually) get excited about a chunk of sandstone just because it’s sandy. It’s the secrets it holds—secrets about a world in the past ...

Chevrolet introduced the Nova nameplate in 1962 as the top trim level for the new Chevy II compact. While Chevy's first compact, the innovative (and ultimately doomed) Corvair, was aimed at the ...

The caged duck looked down as terra firma slowly drifted away. Above the duck, a balloon, constructed of paper and fabric, provided the lift necessary to carry aloft the duck and its companions, a ...