66 million years ago, the dinosaurs died – but ants thrived. Scientists just figured out why
Ants are the most species-rich family among social insects, with more than 15,000 species worldwide. They originated around…
The modern zoo’s time is up
Open this photo in gallery: An elephant at the Toronto Zoo stands in his pen in October, 2013.Michelle…
‘Back from outer space’: How Karina Rykman escapes from Earth in her new album ‘Late Checkout’
Karina Rykman wants you to leave Earth for a little while. Not literally, necessarily. The New York bassist,…
Common Metal Could Unlock a Cheaper Path to Quantum Materials
Cobalt is a widely used transition metal valued for its magnetic properties, durability, and role in technologies ranging…
Burmese python swallows a pet peacock in Florida: 7 unusual animals pythons have eaten, from alligators and deer to porcupines and even other snakes
Snakes have an extraordinary feeding system. Their lower jaws are not fused rigidly at the front like ours,…
A tiny semiconductor device lifts quantum photon interference visibility to 90%
An optical cavity raised the first cascade photon’s measured interference visibility to 90%, compared with a typical value…
Ruba Ghazal on why Québec solidaire’s sovereignty is ‘not against Canada’
The latest polls say Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois is potentially on the cusp of winning a majority…
Astronomers spot gas falling onto a neutron star for the first time, revealing how matter flows towards the star |
Astronomers have, for the first time, watched gas fall onto a neutron star. A team led by Roi…
Fawn rescued in Courtenay after spending nearly 2 months with car mirror stuck on its leg
A young deer is back in the wild after a nearly two-month effort by a Vancouver Island wildlife…
Rainstorms billions of years ago may have created habitable hotspots on Mars
A new global model suggests ancient Mars did not receive prebiotic formaldehyde evenly. Rainfall and atmospheric water vapor…
Breaking up Quebec and Canada? Here’s where the parties stand on the question of sovereignty
The heads of all five of the leading parties in this Quebec election campaign say they believe Quebec…
ESA’s Juice just used Earth as a slingshot to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) made a close pass by Earth on September 28,…