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Polar bear webcam nabs images of Hudson Bay migration
In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like animal.Astronomers discover complex organic matter exists throughout the universe
Researchers from Hong Kong report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. They indicate that an organic substance commonly found throughout the Universe contains a mixture of aromatic and aliphatic components. The re
Researchers from Hong Kong report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. They indicate that an organic substance commonly found throughout the Universe contains a mixture of aromatic and aliphatic components. The re Dwarf planet Eris revealed in new light
The dwarf planet Eris is one of the most reflective objects in our solar system, astronomers say in a study uncovering a trove of information about the mysterious object beyond Pluto. Northern lights put on show across North America
Mother Nature put on a light show Monday night as a rare blast of plasma from the sun led to a wild display of northern lights right across Canada and as far south as New Mexico in the U.S. Telescopes solve 2,000-year-old stellar mystery
Astronomers finally know why the first documented supernova was super-sized. The exploded star was observed by the ancient Chinese in the year 185, and visible for eight months.Climate skeptics perform independent analysis, finally convinced Earth is getting warmer
A group of physicists decided they didn't trust climate scientists, so they set up an independent analysis of the global temperature records. The numbers are in, and the climatologists had it right all along. Where does that leave the people who were rais
A group of physicists decided they didn't trust climate scientists, so they set up an independent analysis of the global temperature records. The numbers are in, and the climatologists had it right all along. Where does that leave the people who were raisBanning mercury not an option, say scientists
Scientists are warning officials negotiating a global treaty on mercury that banning the deadly chemical completely would be dangerous for public health because of the chemical's use in vaccines.
Scientists are warning officials negotiating a global treaty on mercury that banning the deadly chemical completely would be dangerous for public health because of the chemical's use in vaccines.Meteors expected to deliver weekend light show
Stargazers are anticipating a spectacular light show in the night sky this weekend courtesy of the annual Orionid meteor shower.
Stargazers are anticipating a spectacular light show in the night sky this weekend courtesy of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Planet birth image captured by astronomers
Astronomers have captured the first direct image of a planet being born.Russia eyes moon tunnel colonies
The United States may have put the first man on the moon, but Russian scientists and space explorers are now gazing at a new goal -- setting up a colony on the moon.
The United States may have put the first man on the moon, but Russian scientists and space explorers are now gazing at a new goal -- setting up a colony on the moon. Cold temperature inversions actually help warm the Arctic
As the Earth warms, the change seen at high northern latitudes is greater than any other part of the planet a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. A paper published this week in Nature Geoscience identifies another factor behind that amplification: a Dozens of failed stars discovered
A new survey has turned up more than two dozen failed stars, including one lightweight only about six times the mass of Jupiter.Black Death genome revealed
The DNA of the Black Death bacterium has been sequenced, a development that could allow researchers to track how it evolved to become such a killer.
The DNA of the Black Death bacterium has been sequenced, a development that could allow researchers to track how it evolved to become such a killer.Crab Pulsar's high-energy beam surprises astronomers
Astronomers have spotted gamma ray emissions coming from the Crab Pulsar at far higher energies than expected.
Astronomers have spotted gamma ray emissions coming from the Crab Pulsar at far higher energies than expected.Ozone layer found on Venus
Like the Earth and Mars, Venus has an ozone layer, European scientists have discovered.
Like the Earth and Mars, Venus has an ozone layer, European scientists have discovered. Dino fossils unravel prehistoric puzzle
CALGARY — Fossils recovered in southern Alberta have proven some 74-million-year-old creatures could stomach just about anything in order to survive and thrive. Ig Nobel Prizes spotlight silly science
Previous winners studied whale snot and fish that fart to communicate. Who will win this year's Ig Nobel Prizes? The awards are described as honouring achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think" in order to celebrate unusual and i Solar storm delivers 'glancing blow' to Earth
WASHINGTON - A solar storm born of a monster sunspot delivered a “glancing blow” to Earth, with little impact on electrical systems, U.S. space weather experts said Tuesday. Where in the world did NASA's errant satellite land?
A space satellite the size of a bus fell to Earth overnight, but NASA says it is unsure where it landed after entering the atmosphere over the vast Pacific Ocean. NASA science satellite falls to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - A six-ton NASA science satellite plunged to earth early Saturday, but where any debris ended up was not immediately clear.Aquarius satellite comes of age
Nasa has released the first global map of ocean surface salinity acquired by the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite, which was launched in June this year.
Nasa has released the first global map of ocean surface salinity acquired by the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite, which was launched in June this year. Speed-of-light results under scrutiny at Cern
A meeting at Cern, the world's largest physics lab, has addressed results that suggest subatomic particles have gone faster than the speed of light. Falling satellite flips, putting U.S. at risk
A bus-sized NASA satellite about to fall to Earth has changed its orientation, throwing off earlier predictions about its descent and opening up the possibility that some debris will land in the U.S. Falling satellite chunks will miss North America
An old satellite set to fall to Earth in pieces will do so on Friday afternoon ET, but won't be over North America when it comes down, NASA says.CERN (LHC) scientists 'break the speed of light'
If confirmed, the discovery would undermine Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity, which says that the speed of light is a "cosmic constant" and that nothing in the universe can travel faster.
That assertion, which has withstood over a c
If confirmed, the discovery would undermine Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity, which says that the speed of light is a "cosmic constant" and that nothing in the universe can travel faster.
That assertion, which has withstood over a cAsteroid thought to kill dinosaurs may not be guilty
New data from space have cast into doubt the identity of the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. The current theory is that a large asteroid called Baptistina collided with another rock, throwing out huge fragments into the Solar System.
New data from space have cast into doubt the identity of the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. The current theory is that a large asteroid called Baptistina collided with another rock, throwing out huge fragments into the Solar System. Locals find loophole in laws of physics
Magnetricity could have practical applications down the road to store data in computers or conduct electricity, said U of W chemistry Prof. Chris Wiebe.U.S. scientists testing earthquake early warning
After years of lagging behind Japan, Mexico and other quake-prone countries, the U.S. government has been quietly testing an earthquake early warning system in California since February.
After years of lagging behind Japan, Mexico and other quake-prone countries, the U.S. government has been quietly testing an earthquake early warning system in California since February. Hawking Centre opens
The world's largest centre for theoretical physics -- named after the world's most famous living physicist -- opened in Waterloo, Ont., Saturday. Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy
International scientists are expressing concern that cuts at Environment Canada could hobble a program monitoring ozone, a component of the atmosphere that protects living things from the sun's ultraviolet rays.Glowing cats new tool in AIDS research
CHICAGO - U.S. scientists have developed a strain of green-glowing cats with cells that resist infection from a virus that causes feline AIDS, a finding that may help prevent the disease in cats and advance AIDS research in people.
CHICAGO - U.S. scientists have developed a strain of green-glowing cats with cells that resist infection from a virus that causes feline AIDS, a finding that may help prevent the disease in cats and advance AIDS research in people. Planet with 2 suns discovered
A planet that orbits two suns at the same time — just like Tatooine in Star Wars — has been found for the first time. Dinosaur feather evolution trapped in Canadian amber
A study of amber found near Grassy Lake in Alberta - dated from what is known as the Late Cretaceous period - has unearthed a full range of feather structures that demonstrate the progression.
"We're finding two ends of the evolutionary development thFifty new exoplanets discovered
Astronomers using a telescope in Chile have discovered 50 previously unknown exoplanets. The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 "super-Earths" - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter.
Astronomers using a telescope in Chile have discovered 50 previously unknown exoplanets. The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 "super-Earths" - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter. Meteorites delivered gold to Earth
Scientists have shown that the Earth's surface became enriched with precious metals by impacting meteorites. Defunct NASA satellite to fall out of sky
NASA says the 20-year-old satellite will probably fall sometime between late September and October. Pieces of it could land anywhere in the six inhabited continents in a worldwide swath from south of Juneau, Alaska, to just north of the tip of South AmeriSupernova still visible in the night sky
Expected to peak in brightness Thursday and Friday, the exploding star is practically next door cosmically speaking, about 21 million light years away, or about 1,240 million-trillion miles. It was first spotted in telescopes Aug. 23.
It is located in
Expected to peak in brightness Thursday and Friday, the exploding star is practically next door cosmically speaking, about 21 million light years away, or about 1,240 million-trillion miles. It was first spotted in telescopes Aug. 23.
It is located in New fossils revise human evolution theories
A pair of two-million-year-old fossils with a mish-mash of human and ape characteristics have changed the way scientists think human-like features evolved
A pair of two-million-year-old fossils with a mish-mash of human and ape characteristics have changed the way scientists think human-like features evolvedU.S. company to build scientific ghost town
A Washington, D.C.,-based technology company announced plans Tuesday to build the state's newest ghost town, a 50-square-kilometre model metropolis that will be used to test everything from renewable energy innovations to intelligent traffic systems, next
A Washington, D.C.,-based technology company announced plans Tuesday to build the state's newest ghost town, a 50-square-kilometre model metropolis that will be used to test everything from renewable energy innovations to intelligent traffic systems, next Sunspot erupts, but will mostly miss Earth
WASHINGTON — U.S. forecasters say a new solar flare should provide only a glancing blow on Earth on Friday and is unlikely to cause any problems. Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos
WASHINGTON — A spacecraft circling the moon has snapped the sharpest photos ever of the tracks and trash left behind by Apollo astronauts in their visits from 1969 to 1972. Rare sight at Vancouver Aquarium as giant Pacific octopus eggs hatch
Close to 300 baby Pacific octopuses can be found floating around in a tank at the Vancouver Aquarium after they hatched there earlier this week but their chances of survival are slim.Black Death bacteria identified
A bacterial strain that is now extinct has been identified as the cause of the devastating Black Death plague in the 14th century. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 50 million Europeans or about a third of Europe’s population between 1347
A bacterial strain that is now extinct has been identified as the cause of the devastating Black Death plague in the 14th century. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 50 million Europeans or about a third of Europe’s population between 1347 Astronauts May Have to Abandon Space StationScience | 208914 hits | 9:34 PM on Monday | posted by saturn_656
Astronauts will abandon the International Space Station, probably in mid-November, if rocket engine problems that doomed a Russian cargo ship last week are not diagnosed and fixed.Subterranean Amazon river 'is not a river'
A subterranean river said to be flowing beneath the Amazon region of Brazil is not a river in the conventional sense, even if its existence is confirmed.
A subterranean river said to be flowing beneath the Amazon region of Brazil is not a river in the conventional sense, even if its existence is confirmed. LHC results put supersymmetry theory 'on the spot'
Results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have all but killed the simplest version of an enticing theory of sub-atomic physics.Back to Canada News
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