Experts: Total Solar Eclipse | April 8, 2024 

Published: 18 March 2024

On April 8, 2024, a spectacular and rare celestial event is set to unfold over Canada, the United States and Mexico – a total solar eclipse. As the Moon aligns perfectly between Earth and the Sun,...

Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by McGill, Université de Montréal Astronomers

Published: 9 January 2024

Exoplanets, planets located beyond our Solar System, captivate both scientists and the public, holding the promise of unveiling diverse planetary systems and potentially habitable worlds. Despite...

More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs

Published: 24 November 2023

What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the...

Family Science Activities: 24 Hours of Science 2023

Saturday, May 6, 2023 09:00to16:00

Join Science Outreach, the Chemistry Outreach Group, Physics Matters, AstroMcGill, BrainReach, the Gault Nature Reserve, STEMM Diversity at McGill and Earth and Planetary Sciences for fun family...

Teaching hope during the climate crisis

Published: 10 February 2023

Forty-five undergraduate students at McGill participated in new Climate Crisis and Climate Actions course...

Expert: World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii

Published: 29 November 2022

Early Tuesday, lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 metres) into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. (CTV) ...

Combining Art with Science

Published: 15 November 2022

Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences) has produced...

Researchers' Night at the Botanical Gardens

Friday, November 11, 2022 19:00to23:45

What do toads, toothbrushes and telemetry have in common?Montreal Botanical Gardens, 4101 Sherbrooke St E, Montreal, QC, H1X 2B2, CA/scienceCategory: Redpath Museum Science Science Outreach

Sea level rise: rapid and unstoppable unless Paris Agreement targets met

Published: 16 September 2022

Image Caption: The Mackenzie River Delta on the Beaufort Sea, a low-lying region in the Canadian Arctic that is vulnerable to rising seas in a warming climate. CREDIT: Nadia and Harold Gomez

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