Return a reminder of challenges of working and living in space ahead of Artemis II launch The official portrait of the four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and pilot Mike Fincke; Japan …
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December quake in southwest Yukon has helped researchers confirm decades-old hypothesis The Kluane Mountain Range in southwest Yukon. Last month, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the area and was felt hundreds of kilometres away. (Government of Yukon) A helicopter full of researchers with the Yukon Geological Survey is scouring …
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The cub is recovering in Smithers, B.C., and could be released into the wild in June Valkyrie was found wounded just before Christmas 2025 and was transported to a sanctuary in Smithers, B.C. (Northern Lights Wildlife Society/Facebook) A black bear cub rescued after it was burnt severely this past December will …
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Joint project with Eutelsat promoted by French president during G7 summit French President Emmanuel Macron, left, is seen holding an Eutelsat satellite. He pitched Prime Minister Mark Carney last year on a project involving the company, which is partly owned by the French government. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters/Pool) A company largely owned by …
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Virunga National Park in war-ravaged eastern Congo is home to many of last mountain gorillas Mafuko, a female mountain gorilla from the Bageni family, holds her newly born twins at the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this picture released Wednesday. (Virunga National Park/Reuters) A mountain gorilla has given …
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U.S. space agency has not named the astronaut affected or nature of medical issue NASA’s Crew-11, from left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and pilot Mike Fincke; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and mission specialist Kimiya Yui; and NASA astronaut and commander Zena …
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B.C. researcher estimates some 30 gigatonnes of ice melted last year, warns “glaciers are going to disappear“ The Castle Creek Glacier has retreated about 750 meters since scientists first started researching the glacier 50 years ago. B.C. climate researcher Brian Menounos, the chief scientist at the Airborne Coastal Observatory of …
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About 16,000 new species are ‘discovered’ each year — and that rate is accelerating This mouse opossum is among the new species described by science in 2025. (Pedro Peloso) A spider with extra-long genitalia (for a good reason); a carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey’s body parts; and a tiny, mountain-dwelling …
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Study led by UBC researchers found gas five times hotter than previously predicted in early galaxy cluster An artist’s impression of a forming galaxy cluster in the early universe: radio jets from active galaxies are embedded in a hot intracluster atmosphere (red), illustrating a large thermal reservoir of gas. A …
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Kate McLean-Mackenzie hopes to preserve the world’s scents and smells with her new atlas University of Kent researcher Kate McLean-Mackenzie, not pictured, is mapping the world’s ‘smellscapes,’ which she calls ‘the olfactory equivalent of a visual landscape.’ (NK D. Light/Shutterstock) University of Kent researcher Kate McLean-Mackenzie leads “smell walks” through different …
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