Science & Climate

Launch pad near Canso, N.S., will serve as foundation for future spaceport Minister of National Defence David McGuinty speaks at an announcement on Canada’s sovereign space program, with parliamentary secretary Jenna Sudds, left, and Space Canada CEO Brian Gallant, right, at the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa …

Scientists create first-of-its-kind ‘hexagonal diamond’ harder than real thing Chinese scientists claim to have created the long theorised hexagonal diamond, stronger than the real thing, and only found until now at sites of meteorite impacts. The commonly found cubic diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth and is used widely as jewellery, precision cutting …

Chemicals from burning oil entering water, air and soil present severe health, environmental concerns: experts Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Sunday. Scientists are …

NASA also added an extra day to launch window Artemis II NASA astronauts (left to right) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will fly around the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. (NASA/Frank Michaux)  After several delays to the mission that …

Butterflies that swarm El Rosario reserve over winter tagged with tiny transmitters to track journey north Monarch butterflies swarm in the sunlight at the El Rosario sanctuary in Mexico, where they spend the winter. They’re now preparing for their migration back north to the U.S. and southern Canada — a …

The science of the slide and why forecasting is both an ‘art and science’ A mountain rescue team member searches for potential buried victims in the French Alps. Avalanches form in various ways but are still tricky to predict. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)  In February, five people were killed in separate avalanches …

Experts say the unfamiliar whales could belong to a rarely seen killer whale population from the high seas Killer whales, which haven’t been identified, swim in Vancouver Harbour. (Alex Coles/Howe Sound and Sea to Sky Wildlife Sightings Group)  Orcas appear in Vancouver Harbour from time to time and often delight residents …

‘These launches affect everyone,’ says one astronomer A Falcon 9 with Starlink satellites lifts off in Florida, creating a phenomenon often referred to as a ‘space jellyfish’ as gases are released during launch. The production of such gases during launch is just one of many concerns scientists have about SpaceX’s …

The footage can help us understand the origin of our universe The first image of a black hole, pictured here, is the silhouette of the supermassive black hole that resides in the centre of the galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of …

Permanent daylight time likely to result in sleep deprivation, negative health outcomes, experts say People walk by the steam clock in Gastown in downtown Vancouver in December 2019. Experts say permanent daylight saving time would cut morning light exposure when the body clock needs it most. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)  Scientists …