Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers
An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.
Valkyrie, the black bear cub found with severe burns in December, is recovering well
A black bear cub caught in a fire this past December continues to make a recovery in Smithers, B.C. Rescuers said the bear was burnt while hibernating in a slash pile set on fire near Dawson Creek, B.C.
N.S. artist helps kelp grow in homemade clay pots in underwater art installation
The pots were created using a mix of wild and commercial clay, and were placed in the waters of Cranberry Cove in December.
Central Alberta farmers amazed to welcome triplet calves for 2nd year in a row
Lucky 7 Cattle Co., near Sedgewick, Alta., started 2026 with a bang, welcoming a set of healthy triplet calves — for the second year in a row.
Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oreshnik?
Moscow used its hypersonic 'Oreshnik 'missile to target critical infrastructure near Lviv in western Ukraine. Its use of the missile is being seen as more about political messaging, than battlefield strategy.
French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on 'sovereign' satellite service for Arctic military operations
Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it can create secure channels that cannot be disconnected for "political" reasons.
Researchers hunt each other in the Quebec wilderness — for science, of course
To better understand the complex interactions between nature’s hunters and hunted, researchers gathered at the the Éco-Laurentides park near Val-Morin, Que., for a game of predator-prey.
NASA curtails space station mission after astronaut medical issue
NASA is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.
Western Canada glaciers suffered 2nd-greatest ice loss on record in 2025
"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," warns Brian Menounos, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia
‘That is so cool’ : Video of lynx captured in northwestern Ontario draws attention
The internet loves a cat video - and a wildlife encounter captured on film in northwestern Ontario this January is no exception. The footage features a group of lynx, including three kittens.
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in the wild
A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park announced on Wednesday, in what it described as "a major event" for the endangered subspecies.
'Death ball' sponge, tiny opossum among cool new species of 2025
A spider with extraordinary genitalia, a carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey's body parts, and a tiny opossum are among the cool new species described by science in 2025.
Turbulence is getting worse. Would it be better if planes looked more like birds?
Pilots can’t see it coming, and it’s hard to avoid. But severe clear-air turbulence can shake a plane ‘like King Kong.’ It’s on the rise, and forecast to get worse due to climate change. The rise has researchers investigating how to better predict clear-air turbulence, and looking to the physics of birds to make this chaotic force less dangerous.
Why the discovery of hot gas between galaxies is exciting Canadian researchers
A team of international researchers, led by a University of British Columbia astrophysicist, has discovered a young galaxy cluster that was producing hot gas at a rate five times hotter than previously theoretically thought possible.
28 years later, see the ice storm as it was reported in 1998
In one of the most important meteorological events in the province’s history, successive bouts of freezing rain left thick layers of ice over everything in southern Quebec during a week-long span in January 1998, knocking out power for millions of people.
‘Very unique’: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
A pod of orcas surprised people on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast earlier this month by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks — a behaviour an expert says few killer whales around the world have been observed doing.
This Canadian explorer dove under the North Pole, discovered shipwrecks and helped a Hollywood director
From the Arctic to the Titanic, 88-year-old Joe MacInnis reflects on the dives and discoveries that instilled in him humility and awe for the ocean.
Sniffing cities: Researcher uses ‘smell walks’ to map the world’s scents
Kate McLean-Mackenzie has has spent the last 15 years analyzing and recording the smells of 40 towns and cities across the world
Bob McDonald’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2025
In no particular order, Bob McDonald reviews 10 of the most fascinating accomplishments and noteworthy science news events of 2025.
Cool space stuff you don’t want to miss in 2026, including a Canadian who’s heading to the moon
This year brought us our third-known interstellar visitor, beautiful displays of the northern lights and the opening of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory that will change our views on the universe in ways we have yet to understand. But now, we look ahead to just some of the cool things skywatchers might want to keep an eye on in 2026.
