The Moon Is a Hazardous Place to Live

If we get back to the lunar surface, astronauts will have to contend with much more…

Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction

Only 38 per cent of tropical forest is ‘wildlife friendly’ as a result of deforestation, increasing…

Welcome back to Canada, David Saint-Jacques! Canadian astronaut greeted at the Canadian Space Agency

On July 10, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will welcome…

Indian Ocean causes drought and heatwaves in South America

New research has found the record-breaking South American drought of 2013/14 with its succession of heatwaves…

Brunel fine-tunes next-generation digital engine

Brunel University London is the first UK university to start researching car engines of the future…

Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in Vermont vernal pools

Mercury (Hg), and its more biologically available form, methylmercury (MeHg), are powerful neurotoxins that impact development…

Massive stars grow same way as light stars, just bigger

Astronomers obtained the first detailed face-on view of a gaseous disk feeding the growth of a…

The ancestor of the great white shark

Mackerel sharks are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including…

Potential for reduced methane from cows

Scientists have shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions. The researchers…

Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy

A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off…