Science & Climate

While Hansen enjoyed the mission itself, he says ‘the human experience is what tops it’ Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, a member of the NASA’s Artemis II crew, listens to a question during a news conference on Thursday in Houston. (Ashley Landis/The Associated Press)  Jeremy Hansen waited 16 years to …

Also: Parks Canada recruits social media influencers to help with visitor behaviour AI models have made it feasible to continuously monitor the salmon migration, and therefore their population numbers, using cameras. Without AI, humans would have to painstakingly go through thousands of hours of footage. (Andy Clark/Reuters)  From his lab at …

RARE Jade Vine plant found in Cagayan. (DENR Cagayan Valley FB) A rare endemic plant known as the Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) was discovered by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Alcala, Cagayan in the mountainous area of Sitio Hotspring, Asinga Via, Baggao, Cagayan. CENRO-Alcala said they conducted field …

Since returning, crew has had medical examinations, technical debriefings and been reunited with families Clockwise from top left, Artemis II crew members Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen use eclipse viewers, identical to what NASA produced for the 2023 annular eclipse …

New global assessment finds 325 species of fish that cross international borders that are in decline Baby eels, also known as elvers, swim in a tank after being caught in the Penobscot River on May 15, 2021, in Brewer, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/The Associated Press)  The dorado catfish has no issue …

The U.S., U.K., and EU all have plans to phase out animal testing Sara Dier and Alexander Sotra are seen feeding lung cells and colon cells in Boyang Zhang’s lab at McMaster University. (Amanda Buckiewicz)  Charu Chandrasekera distinctly remembers the moment she realized she needed a career change. A biomedical researcher, …

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 …