Topic: Bay of Fundy

Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy from beneath the waves

After decades of abandoned plans and crushed prototypes, tidal powers finds new footing off the shores of Eastport, Maine.

Foraging along the seafloor of the Bay of Fundy

At low tide, the Bay of Fundy is a bounty of soggy greens and skittering crabs.

Hurricane Earl path stretches from North Carolina to Boston Harbor

Hurricane Earl path prompts tropical-storm or hurricane warnings from North Carolina to Hull, Mass. Earl, packing 140 m.p.h. winds, is slated to brush Cape Hatteras overnight.

Buoys help ships steer clear of right whales

Far inland, scientists listen for slow, shallow swimmers.

Reporters on the Job

Will Canadian educational beacon go dark?

A unique adventure tourism site in New Brunswick is run entirely by students. But its founder is retiring.

Nova Scotia's pre-Jurasic park

The Canadian province is home to a surprising number of famous fossil discoveries that track Earth's history back hundreds of millions of years.

Fuel prices threaten key Canadian lifeline: ferries

Sky-high fuel prices have seen a 30-percent rise in fuel surcharges for the Newfoundland ferry since July 2007.

Lobster: U.S.-Canada turf war set to resume

Competing claims over Machias Seal Island may collapse the lobster industry there.