A photograph of a cube-like object captured by a Chinese rover on the far side of the moon has fanned speculation over what it could be.
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A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade.
Climate change could cost Ontario’s provincial and municipal governments up to $116 billion by the end of this century, according to a new report from the province’s accountability officer.
Your once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a green comet named C/2021 A1 (a.k.a. Leonard) is here. Astronomy experts, including the comet’s discoverer, offer some tips on when and how to see the comet.
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser University shows.
Jacques Cinq-Mars, a man perhaps best known for his research in some of the more remote parts of the Yukon, has died. His son, a colleague and a resident of Old Crow, where a large portion of his work took place, share their memories of Cinq-Mars.
Tom Lakusta, the manager of forest resources at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the territory is studying the impact wildfires have on carbon that’s been collecting in the ground for thousands of years.
The department is keeping a close eye out after several North Atlantic right whales were spotted off northern Newfoundland last month.
It’s quiet, it’s deadly, and it’s half a kilometre from the Canadian border.
An Indigenous environmentalist and an ecosystems scientist say the N.W.T. has a responsibility for protecting its peatlands, because they store a significant amount of carbon that will increase climate change if its released into the atmosphere.
Each winter, the debate of dry cold vs wet cold rages on. But does the humidity actually make a difference? Turns out, it doesn’t.
Tailing ponds have been growing for decades because it’s been illegal to release their toxic water. Now, the federal government has begun developing regulations to allow oilsands operators in northern Alberta to begin releasing treated tailings water back into the environment. Currently, companies must store any water used to extract oil during the mining process because it becomes toxic.
Video released by NASA shows a total solar eclipse as seen from Western Antarctica on Saturday.
The unusually warm weather hanging over the Kivalliq region of Nunavut is poised to end this weekend, but the lingering effects of the hottest fall on record for many communities have yet to be seen.
Research suggests cross-breeding can damage the wild stocks’ long-term health.
Bob McDonald’s blog: Advanced new bioengineered materials could be used to help help difficult-to-repair tissues heal.
A fish farming company has been fined $500,000 for a spill that sent more than 500 litres of diesel pouring into the waters near Campbell River, B.C.
Demand for Canadian oil exports could evaporate within 15 years, according to a recent study published in Nature Energy.
NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million US to billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately owned and operated commercial space stations.
In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we explore how Indigenous resistance is keeping carbon emissions out of the atmosphere and learn that there is a pecking order among birds when it comes to being fed.
By promoting better representation of women in engineering and keeping the fight against climate change at the heart of her goals, Willow Dew was awarded the seventh edition of Polytechnique Montréal’s Order of the White Rose scholarship.
The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has adopted a voluntary measure calling for the use of cleaner fuels by ships operating in the Arctic to encourage the reduction of black carbon emissions from shipping in the region.
The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has adopted a voluntary measure calling for the use of cleaner fuels by ships operating in the Arctic, to encourage the reduction of black carbon emissions in Arctic shipping.
Alberta’s oil and gas regulator has rolled out new rules aimed at addressing the growing problem of inactive and abandoned wells in the province, but critics say the industry should be forced to do even more to clean up after itself.
The municipal construction project, more than a decade in the making, was brought to a screeching halt by federal decree late last month to protect the western chorus frog, a threatened species under the Species at Risk Act.
A new study has found that higher temperatures mean faster aging and shorter lifespans for frogs and toads. That adds to evidence that cold-blooded animals may face accelerated aging and a shortened lifespan as climate change heats up the Earth.
A sperm whale with the same rare colouring as the fictional Moby Dick has been spotted off the coast of Jamaica.
The boulders lining Quidi Vidi lake showcase some of the oldest signs of life anywhere in the world, according to Memorial University earth sciences professor Duncan McIlroy.
The scientists watching Ottawa’s wastewater for COVID-19 say the new variant hasn’t escaped their testing and they’re starting to collect data about how prevalent it may be in the community.
There could be more rainfall than snow in the Arctic in as little as 30 years because of the world’s changing climate, according to a new study that predicts the transition will happen decades earlier than previously anticipated.
Researchers from the University of Alberta are trying to better understand the health symptoms that persist long after COVID-19 infections have cleared.
Another atmospheric river has hit B.C., bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area of the province that has seen unprecedented weather over the past two weeks.
The Yukon government is looking for ways to reduce the territory’s emissions, and wondering if nuclear power is one way to go. Meanwhile, critics call small reactors an expensive and unrealistic “nuclear fantasy.”
A deer in Okotoks, Alta., is showing off its Christmas spirit after some string lights got caught on its antlers.
Ever had that uncomfortable conversation with a friend or a loved one who uses weather and climate interchangeably to try and describe why climate change is bunk? We’ve got you covered.
Images of oil, garbage and jerry cans drifting through the water create the immediate impression of an agricultural nightmare, but experts say it will be weeks until assessments can confirm exactly what damage might have been done to some of the most fertile farmland in the province.
The RCMP says it’s reviewing the legitimacy of using genetic genealogy to solve cases, but is still using the controversial DNA matching technique in the meantime.
Researchers at the University of Alberta are struggling with a helium shortage, which could potentially put scientific research in jeopardy — and put equipment at risk of damage.
Natural gas platforms near Sable Island, N.S., were dismantled and removed years ago, but someday the shallow shelf in the North Atlantic could once again produce energy: renewable energy from offshore wind turbines.
New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada.
There’s this emerging notion of Canada as an impending superpower in the mining of critical minerals that will run defining technologies of this century. People are even talking about it as a geopolitical weapon. Let’s pause here for a reality check. Here’s what Canada has, and doesn’t.
Billy Gauthier got the shock of a lifetime when a snowy owl climbed onto his kayak on the water near North West River.
Officials are reporting multiple roads are washed out because of heavy rain in southwestern Newfoundland, including in the Codroy Valley area near Doyles. Road access to Channel-Port aux Basques is cut off in both directions because of washouts south and north of the town.
Officials are reporting multiple roads are washed out because of heavy rain in southwestern Newfoundland, including in the Codroy Valley area near Doyles. Road access to Channel-Port aux Basques is cut off in both directions because of washouts south and north of the town.
Officials are reporting multiple roads are washed out because of heavy rain in southwestern Newfoundland, including in the Codroy Valley area near Doyles. Road access to Channel-Port aux Basques is cut off in both directions because of washouts south and north of the town.
NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth.
On Wednesday, Invest Windsor-Essex unveiled the Canadian Automobility Hub — a startup accelerator that it’s calling the “first of its kind in Canada.”
Scientists recorded corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef spawning in an explosion of colour as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.
NASA’s asteroid mission is meant to determine whether an asteroid can be directed away from Earth.
Year after year, reports have been issued and warnings given that B.C.’s flood management system was haphazard and in need of upgrades or reform.