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Science India’s space agency launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket on Monday in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. Rocket launches successfully, expected to do docking test in 1 weekThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 30, 2024 1:46 PM ESTContinue Reading

Science A deadly fungal disease has wiped out dozens of frog species worldwide. But new research on disease-resistant frogs in Yosemite National Park could help bring other species back from the brink. New research helps explain why some frogs are resistant to a disease that has wiped out at leastContinue Reading

Science NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was ‘safe’ and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object. Solar probe operating normally, expected to send data about its status on Jan. 1Thomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 27, 2024 7:04 AMContinue Reading

Science A NASA spacecraft may have made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any object sent before. NASA won’t know until Dec. 27 whether probe survivedCBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2024 9:43 AM EST | Last Updated: December 24 Solar probe makes closest ever approach to the sunContinue Reading

Science Canada carbon emissions continued their slow decline in 2023, dropping about one per cent from the previous year, according to an early summary from the federal government. The federal government’s preliminary estimate of emissions suggest climate plan is working — slowly Inayat Singh · CBC News · Posted: DecContinue Reading

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Tariffs are a hot topic these days. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he’s a “big believer in tariffs,” and has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on products from Canada and Mexico unless they curb the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.  Trump says tariffs are a “aContinue Reading

Science Cities around the world, including in Canada, have lost weeks’ worth of winter ski, skate and snow days each year due to climate change. They’ve been replaced by dozens of days of rain, melt and mud, a new analysis finds. Days above 0 C have seen dramatic increase aroundContinue Reading

Science Canada will cut carbon emissions 45 to 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035, the federal government announced today, signaling a small advance over the current target but falling short of what a key group of climate experts had recommended to the government. New emissions target will guideContinue Reading