A rare ‘super’ El Niño is looking more likely. Here’s what to expect
A cyclical weather phenomenon that can drive flooding in one continent and drought in another looks increasingly likely…
The Moon is stealing time from the Earth, and it has been getting away with it for billions of years. Our planet spins so much slower than it once did that a single day has stretched from just 19 hours to the 24 we live by, and the Moon is still creeping away from us right now.
Earth’s spin is slowing, the day is getting longer, and the Moon is drifting outward at about 3.8…
Honey Badgers Survive Snake Bites That Kill Humans — A Biologist Explains How
Honey badgers became internet legends for seeming fearless, but the real science behind their cobra resistance is even…
The Sun is not standing still. It is carrying the entire Solar System around the centre of the Milky Way, and one lap takes roughly 230 million years. The last time we were this far around the galaxy, Earth was in the Triassic Period and the very first dinosaurs were only just beginning to walk.
The Sun is not fixed in space. It carries the entire Solar System around the centre of the…
Canadian Coast Guard joins Great Lakes readiness talks with U.S. partners
Emerging technology and hands-on response capabilities were in focus as roughly 42 organizations met with Coast Guard Sector…
Astronomers gaze into the ‘Crystal Ball Nebula’ and see a vision of our dying sun — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: NGC 1514, the Crystal Ball Nebula Where it is: About 1,500 light-years from…
Here’s how Tyrannosaurus ended up with a big head and small arms
Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull — 5 feet long and built to enable bone-crunching bite force…
Wildfire season returns to Canada’s oil sands
By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY, May 31 (Reuters) – Wildfire season has returned to Canada’s oil sands region, with…
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Says VSS Unity Preparing for New Flight Test Program
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When Zhang Chenxing, who holds a PhD from MIT, co-founded Mega Engine Technology in Xi’an in early 2024, China’s high-pressure oxygen-rich staged-combustion know-how sat almost entirely inside state propulsion houses — and by May 2026 his startup had logged 1,000 seconds of accumulated test time on a closed-cycle kerolox engine
Roughly two years after it opened its doors, a Xi’an commercial startup called Mega Engine Technology has announced…
Is buying a cottage your best path into Canada’s housing market in 2026? Young people seem to think so — here’s why
Young woman sitting on cottage porch with dog A new study from REMAX Canada is unearthing a potential…
Scientists Spot What Appears to Be a Ring-Shaped “Planet Factory” Deep Out in Space
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