Jimothy the raccoon survived against the odds, a testament to sophisticated brains and devoted mothers
As a neuroscientist who studies raccoon and rats, I see the viral story of Jimothy the raccoon as…
Juno’s Microwave Vision Peers beneath Surface of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show temperatures spike more than 20 degrees Celsius just a few meters…
Parti Québécois Demands Compensation for Labrador Border ‘Loss’ in Future Hydro Deal
If the government changes hands this fall in Quebec, it could have profound meaning for Labrador – and…
Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission
NASA is shaking things up for its next mission to research the sun. The six satellites of NASA’s…
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun’s missing silver
For several years now, astronomers who study the sun have faced a little mystery — our star seemed…
An island in Chile covered its waters with floating solar panels and soon, thousands of salmon had turned them into their home
Offshore fish farming isn’t traditionally known for sustainability. The industry relies on burning a lot of diesel. One…
NASA’s Perseverance rover finds the strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars
The surface of Mars is no place for anything fragile. Radiation pours down, and the ground’s chemistry tears…
Phonon focusing at room temperature
Taylor, B., Maris, H. J. & Elbaum, C. Phonon focusing in solids. Phys. Rev. Lett. 23, 416–419 (1969).…
Scientists recorded more than 50 days of deep-ocean footage before a goblin shark appeared for just over 20 seconds near the Tonga Trench, one of the first two confirmed sightings of this 125-million-year lineage alive in its natural habitat
For more than 50 days, cameras watched the deep Pacific. Then, at 1,997 metres on the slope of…
Scientists tied plastic bottles to fishing nets – and couldn’t believe what happened next…
Two studies tested the theory that attaching glass or plastic bottles to gillnets could prevent dolphins from getting…
Amid new Trump threats, Fréchette tells Carney Quebec must have a seat at the table
Amid renewed tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, Premier Christine Fréchette is urging Ottawa to give Quebec a larger…
The computers guiding Voyager 1 through interstellar space process roughly 8,000 instructions per second; a modern smartphone processes more than 14 billion — yet that 1970s machine has operated for nearly half a century, farther from Earth than any spacecraft in history.
Voyager 1 is controlled by computers whose performance belongs to another technological era. A frequently repeated comparison puts…