A Canadian-led team of astronomers has discovered 62 moons around Saturn, the largest such trove of planetary satellites ever revealed in one batch. The find, announced on Thursday, raises the official count of Saturn’s retinue... read more
So I guess we know what Canada’s going to be doing in July, 2024. We’ll all be watching Summer McIntosh. A week ago, Ms. McIntosh was a name drifting along the periphery of the big... read more
It’s not exactly a smoking gun – or smoking cone – but scientists working with data captured by a NASA spacecraft say they have uncovered new evidence for active volcanoes on the surface of Venus. If correct,... read more
There is tension in the forest. The idea that trees can exchange signals and resources through a hidden, underground communication system built out of fungus is among the most striking ecological concepts to emerge in... read more
New technology holds promise for the challenges of climate change and food supply, but first its purveyors say they need space to grow. It started with cherry tomatoes. As a university student, Alycia van der... read more
Scientists have reached a major milestone in the pursuit of nuclear fusion, the process that powers the stars and could one day provide a globally accessible, long-term supply of carbon-free energy. U.S. government officials said... read more
The 26-day mission around the moon and back marks a critical step by the U.S. space agency. Like a powerful beacon lighting the way to a distant shore, the Artemis I spacecraft sliced across the... read more
Gilles Brassard, a University of Montreal computer scientist who made seminal contributions to the field of quantum cryptography, has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics, the world’s largest science prize. In an announcement... read more
In October, 1927, a group of academics assembled outside the Solvay International Institute for Physics in Brussels for what has since been called the most intelligent picture ever taken. Among those in attendance were Albert... read more
Row upon row of microscopic hockey pucks etched into a silicon chip could hold the key to making quantum computers at practical scale and allow for un-crackable encrypted information to be sent over long distances.... read more
Astronomers working with the James Webb Space Telescope have taken a very deep dive into the cosmos, offering a historic debut image of distant galaxies that reaches back like a time tunnel across much of the... read more
In the verdant Rhône Valley just west of Geneva, an elaborate game of chance is about to begin. At stake: the possibility of glimpsing nature’s deepest secrets. The bet: more than $400-million spent and more... read more
Xanadu Quantum Technologies, one of several companies trying to harness the ephemeral nature of quantum physics to revolutionize the computer industry, has hit an elusive milestone with a device that can outperform any supercomputer in... read more
For 90 years, astronomers have known there is something powerful lurking in the crowded heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Now, at last, they have seen it. On Thursday, an international team of researchers... read more
Fifteen minutes after Canada had advanced to its first men’s World Cup in 36 years was about 15 minutes longer than anyone should have stayed. With the wind whipping in off Lake Ontario, it felt... read more
