Science & Climate

Is Canada ready for an AI-driven energy alliance with China? Wind turbines on a hill outside of Beijing. (Andrew Lee/CBC)  Near the edge of China’s Gobi Desert, massive wind hubs managed by artificial intelligence are churning out electricity at a fraction of the cost of coal power. Now, the visionary behind …

Grahampearsonite was discovered more than 300 kilometres below Earth’s surface Graham Pearson, a a mantle geochemist with the University of Alberta, pictured in Edmonton on Thursday March 26, 2026. Pearson has a newly found mineral named for him. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)  From the coalfields of northern England to the Arctic …

To go to space you need to be able to poop in space A luxury Apollo never had, this Universal Waste Management System is what the Artemis II crew have been using during their 10 days in space. At least, when it worked. (Canadian Space Agency)  When we sent four humans …

Visitors can still swim, snorkel and fish without waders in new preservation zones Packrafters paddle down a section of the Snake Indian River last August, which is now closed to watercraft, windsports and fishing waders to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. (Rob Maiman)  The threat of aquatic invasive species …

Territories remain best places to see northern lights, even as intensity drops, expert says The International Space Station, left, streaks past as the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights are seen in Fredericton, Saturday, May. 11, 2024. The celestial show put on by the northern lights in the south will …

‘The visual system is still a lot more discriminating than electronic systems are,’ says one eye expert Earth sets on April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. (NASA)  The Artemis II …

The crew had a call with the International Space Station Tuesday Artemis II sends back never-before-seen images of the moon NASA has released new images of the moon taken by the Artemis II crew and revealed more about the astronauts’ observations during the historic lunar flyby. The Artemis II crew …

New photo recalls Apollo 8’s famous ‘Earthrise’ shot in 1968 A view of Earth, partially hidden by the moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. ET on April 6, 2026. (NASA/Reuters)  The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic …

Record was broken as the crew of four astronauts passed 400,171 kilometres from Earth In this image from video provided by NASA, the moon is seen outside the Orion spacecraft after the Artemis II astronauts surpassed the farthest distance ever traveled by humans from Earth, Monday. (NASA via The Associated Press)  …

Canadian whale biologist co-led research on how sperm whales gather to support newborn calf Scientists with Project CETI, an organization looking to translate sperm whale communication with advanced machine learning, captured the sights and sounds of the birth of a newborn calf. (Project CETI) Rare footage of a sperm whale giving …