How a loophole in Canada’s species-at-risk law can leave wildlife in limbo
A species can be assessed as endangered in Canada and still spend years waiting for Ottawa to decide…
Honda partners with Redwire to advance space station robotics solution
Honda has announced efforts to develop a robotics solution for future commercial space stations that could reduce the…
From Tokyo’s Record Rain To Chile’s Desert Bloom: El Nino At Work
The world is witnessing the extreme impact of El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that can shape weather…
Starwatch: Mars signposts the beautiful Beehive cluster | Astronomy
The red planet, Mars, sails through the beautiful cluster of stars known as the Beehive this week. Catalogued…
Lift from the flow | Nature Physics
The team created a hydrodynamic maze in a laboratory water channel using an array of jets. This produced…
The snake that tricks fish into swimming straight into its mouth: How could a snake respond so effectively to the movement of prey that had not yet happened?
Tentacled snake (Image: https://x.com/DenverZoo/) The fish makes the move it was built to make: escape. In a flash,…
Scientists discover vanilla’s hidden healing potential
The compound responsible for vanilla’s familiar sweet flavor and aroma could have an unexpected future in medicine. Scientists…
Panama earthquakes: Mother, daughter among Canadians stranded
A Montreal woman and her 10-year-old daughter say they are stranded in Panama after the devastating earthquakes last…
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking…
‘If I’m wrong, I can retire’: Why some physicists are now betting big that dark energy doesn’t exist
If you’ve ever read anything about cosmology, you’ll have come across an astonishing statistic: all the matter around…
Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires
Eight orangutans have been released into the wild in Borneo after being rescued from intense wildfires. Three mothers,…
World’s timekeepers to vote on ditching leap second
On 27 days in the past century, time has gone backwards for a second. Or, at least, our…