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SpaceX wins $2.9B contract for NASA moon lander
NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to fly …
This year’s Yukon River Chinook salmon run will likely be small, according to forecast
Officials on both sides of the border are concerned that the run will once again fail to meet conservation and harvest goals.
Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change
The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change …
A total of some 2.5 billion T. rex roamed the Earth, study finds
One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaurs probably roamed Earth over the course of …
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches another capsule to the edge of space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company strapped two employees into a fuelled rocket for practice but pulled them out shortly before sending the capsule to the …
Say what? More jargon in a paper means fewer scientists will read it, study finds
A recent study found that research crammed with technical terms is less likely to be cited.
Warm weather, lack of ice likely factors in sluggish polar bear harvest: Nunatsiavut government
Only five of 12 licences to harvest polar bears have been filled on the north coast of Labrador, and the Inuit government says weather and …
U.K. conservationists striving to restore local oyster population
Wild Oysters Project is creating underwater nurseries around the U.K. coast hoping to bring back the native European oysters from the brink of extinction.
Liberals propose enshrining the right to a healthy environment in legislation
The Liberal government is proposing long-awaited changes to an environmental protection law that includes a recognition that everyone living in Canada has a right to …
Songbird, salmon breeding habitat protected by Island Nature Trust acquisition
A key area for salmon, brook trout and songbirds in central P.E.I. will be protected thanks to a donation to the Island Nature Trust.
Japan to start releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea in 2 years
Japan’s government has decided to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years.
Wastewater data shows shutdown may be improving COVID-19 numbers
Ottawa’s wastewater data is on the rise, telling a stark story of the COVID-19 crisis hitting the city, but it’s also showing a sign off …
NASA prepares for a historic helicopter flight — on Mars
Roughly 278 million kilometres away, a small, 1.8 kilogram helicopter is waiting to take its place in the history books alongside the Wright Brothers. It …
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in first year of carbon tax: report
Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada ticked up slightly in 2019 — the first year that the national carbon pricing mechanism was in place — according to …
New York state pension fund says it’s selling off a $7M stake in oilsands
New York’s multi-billion-dollar government-run pension fund announced today that it’s pulling investments worth more than $7 million out of some of Canada’s major players in the oilsands.
Suggestions of new force echo the ancient quest for fundamental elements
Bob McDonald’s blog: The quest to understand the nature of matter and reality is ancient — and continuing
These birds are known to ‘walk underwater’ and are perfectly fine with icy cold streams
You may have heard of birds swimming underwater — but how about walking?
Eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent forces thousands from their homes
La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted on Friday after decades of inactivity, sending dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the …
Eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent forces thousands from their homes
La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted on Friday after decades of inactivity, sending dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the …
Eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent forces thousands from their homes
La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent “explosively” erupted on Friday morning, spreading ash across surrounding villages and forcing thousands of people from …
‘Explosive’ eruption of La Soufrière volcano rocks St. Vincent
La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent “explosively” erupted on Friday morning, spreading ash across surrounding villages, the University of the West Indies …
Scientists unearth skunk that walked among dinosaurs
A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence …
A mysterious fog has shrouded Newfoundland for days. Here’s why
Here’s the science behind the mist blocking sunlight from hitting swaths of the island.
Ontario ups battle against wild pigs to keep province from going to the hogs
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has introduced a “wild pig protocol” to encourage people to document and report sightings in hopes of preventing …
Metro, Sobeys among companies called out for not doing enough to reduce harmful chemicals
Some major names in Canadian retail, including Metro, Sobeys and the parent company of Tim Hortons, have received a failing grade in one environmental group’s report card …
New findings from 2 experiments boost support for new physics
Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field …
Facebook downplays ‘old’ breach exposing info on 533 million users
Facebook is downplaying the significance of a data breach that saw the personal information of 533 million of its users accessed online, saying the information …
Endangered right whales have biggest baby boom since 2015
North Atlantic right whales gave birth over the winter in greater numbers than scientists have seen since 2015, an encouraging sign for researchers who became …
Why baby eels could be the next Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in N.S.
The conflict between Mi’kmaw fishers and the federal government has escalated recently with a riverside crackdown and a minimum size imposed on eels harvested under …
A bird’s-eye view on Labrador climate change, as drones inform on ice
Rigolet’s Eldred Allen and his drone company Bird’s Eye Inc. are keeping tabs on changing ice conditions, and helping keep people safe.
Interest in municipal solar projects heating up in Alberta
The Municipal Solar Program started five years ago but 2020 was by far its biggest year: 22 projects were completed and the program saw its energy …
Here are 4 ways Biden’s big climate bill touches Canada
U.S. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is a sprawling $2 trillion proposal that touches the climate, energy, taxes, the economy — and the president says …
Scientists say Canadian-built laser lets them manipulate antimatter
Antimatter atoms get annihilated whenever they contact matter — which makes up everything. So how can you manipulate them in order to study them properly …
Kyoto’s earliest cherry blooms in 1,200 years point to climate change, says scientist
The famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the 12 centuries since records began, …
Here’s who got the last 2 seats for the 1st all-civilian spaceflight
A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit …
A wild turkey is chasing cars in Belle River and gobbling up online views
Drone footage shows a turkey causing havoc in Belle River traffic.
How Vancouver-designed tugboats helped the Ever Given finally get unstuck
Vancouver-based company Robert Allan Naval Architects and Marine Engineers designed six of the 14 tugboats that helped pull and push the giant freighter free in …
SpaceX sees another failed test of rocket that will take people to the moon
It appears that SpaceX just can’t stick the landing. The launch of the latest Starship, which CEO Elon Musk hopes will take humans to the …
Finance Department sees issues with Facebook’s digital currency, documents show
Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook’s planned digital currency on Canada’s financial stability.
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