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The head of Canada's military space division says the country "should absolutely be" concerned about Russia's potential capabilities amid global fears the Kremlin is considering putting nuclear weapons in place to target satellites.

NASA's official plan is to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life, and send it in a controlled death plunge back into Earth's atmosphere. But this week, U.S. lawmakers advanced legislation which, in part, asks NASA to ...

A decade ago, the only known surviving population of greater Bermuda land snails were discovered in an alleyway in the capital city of Hamilton, where they'd made a home on concrete slabs in the moisture created by a dripping air conditioner. Now the ...

A highly regarded theoretical physicist has "agreed to pause his working relationship" with the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ont., where he was one of the founding faculty members, over questions about his presence in the Jeffrey Epstein files .. ...

Manure from thousands of southern Alberta cattle will be used to supply renewable natural gas, while at the same time harmful carbon dioxide emissions will be buried, in a first-of-its-kind project.

An Alberta company that has proposed mining silica sand in Manitoba is partnering with the U of M on the experimental design of a groundwater monitoring network, using technology experts say is becoming more important for global groundwater research.

A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.

A starving and cold moose was huddled against the house, tucked next to the warmth of a dryer vent. It didn't take long before it attacked Angie Tuffnell.

When Nives Ilic adopted a six-year-old dog that had been used for animal research, she was apprehensive that bringing home an animal with behavioural challenges would upend her life. But Mack surprised her with his gentleness, and made her realize .. ...

Drones that allow for high speeds following athletes' every twist and turn offer a new perspective on Olympic play at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.