After a long, dark winter, the sight of bright colours in spring does something positive to a person's brain, and that's why people are often eager to get out to see and take photos with cherry blossoms and other signs of spring, says Colin Ellard, a University of Waterloo psychology...

The race to lower carbon emission has pushed automakers to pivot many of their models from fuel to battery power. As more large, utility-focused models are coming onto the market, Canadians are taking...

The critical alerts advised people to collect important documents, medications, and enough food and water to be away for at least three...

There are two peregrine falcons living in a nest box on the 23rd floor of the Roger-Gaudry building on the Université de Montréal campus. A 24/7 livestream allows people to tune into the birds' everyday...

The transition to electrical mining equipment presents new operational challenges and safety risks. And although it has been slowly trickling into mines for over a decade, some say there’s still work to be done to bring safety standards and training up to...

Governments have been encouraging Canadians to switch to electric heat pumps to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But what parts of Canada are they suitable for? And what temperatures? Here are some questions asked by CBC News...

'We have a picture where the interior of the black hole becomes — in some sense — the same place as the...

Bob McDonald's blog: Black holes are known to suck in anything that comes near them in spacetime, but two new studies refine our understanding of these...

A man from Dildo, N.L. has captured the attention of already-enthralled iceberg lovers after photographing an oddly-shaped hunk off the coast of...

Over the last four months, you've sent us over 300 climate questions as part of the Great Lakes Climate Change Project. We've researched the most commonly asked questions and given you answers about extreme weather, our water supply, and how you can both take action and stay optimistic in the face of the climate...

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we meet a pair of PhD students who are trying to make outdoor research more accessible and find out what's in dirty snow (besides...

The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid — with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year — would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis released...

Last week's launch and explosion of SpaceX's mammoth rocket had many cheering, while others were left scratching their heads, wondering why the company considered it a success. Some say it wasn't that the rocket that failed, it was what happened on the...

Canada's first public facility for egg research, education and training opened its doors in Manitoba on Wednesday.

Measures include 10-knot zones in salmon feeding grounds and banning commercial and recreational salmon fisheries in the southern Gulf...

If added altogether, deposits of wood across the Mackenzie River Delta would cover a third of Yellowknife. Researchers calculated how much carbon it stores — which is at risk of entering the atmosphere more quickly as the climate...

Drones smuggling contraband into Canadian prisons is a growing concern, according to the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers. Correction Services Canada says it's working on introducing drone detection technology to prisons, but the union says there are major...

The crew of the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, came to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, other dignitaries, business leaders and...

A study from Northeastern University in Boston shows that parrots become less isolated after being taught how to video call other parrots. Co-researcher Rébecca Kleinberger said the birds were taught the association between ringing a bell and their owner bringing an iPad with a selection of birds to...

A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned...

Landview Drones held courses in Peace River and Grande Prairie to show farmers how to use drones and imaging technology to help with tasks like calving, seeding...

A recent report from the standing committee on fisheries and oceans has one New Brunswick scientist a little...

Images of active fishing — some as recent as Sunday night — were provided to CBC News and the federal government by a frustrated commercial elver licence holder.

You should clap when you see a rat, not shriek, according to wildlife care specialist Cari Inserra. While the creatures are most commonly considered to be pests, Inserra wants people to know that rats are actually saving lives across the...