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Science Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the probe became stuck in Earth orbit. Now, it’s making its way back home, and there’s the possibility it could make it to Earth’s surface. Half-tonne probe isn’tContinue Reading

In 2015, Carter Li decided he wanted an electric car. He was living in a condo in downtown Toronto, and figured he could negotiate with the condo building to get an EV charger installed in his parking stall if he agreed to cover not just his own costs, but someContinue Reading

The black bear population in Ontario has seen significant declines in a few areas of the province, according to a new population survey conducted by government researchers, raising concerns about the health of the bears and the impact of hunting them. The research used DNA sampling to more accurately estimateContinue Reading

Science U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to axe key parts of NASA’s moon program in favour of commercial alternatives and his Mars-focused agenda. It also proposes cuts to Gateway, a lunar space station in which Canada has already invested. The U.S. space agency faces a $6-billion cutThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Science Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk. New rulesContinue Reading

Science Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks. Rocket carried up 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellitesThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 29, 2025 10:39 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Science Remember those claims that signs of life may have been detected on an exoplanet? Scientists have been skeptical about the claim, and now new, independent research is adding to that skepticism. A new paper suggests that there was too much noise in the data to support assertion Nicole MortillaroContinue Reading

Science U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that seeks to jumpstart the mining of both U.S. and international waters as part of a push to offset China’s sweeping control of the critical minerals industry. Order pertains to both U.S. waters and ‘areas beyond the national jurisdiction’ThomsonContinue Reading

The world’s rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe. The “most intense global coral bleaching event ever” has so far struck 84 per cent of the world’s reefs and is ongoing, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) — a global partnership between nations and non-governmental and internationalContinue Reading