A controversial road through a wetland inhabited by the western chorus frog, a threatened species, is soon set to be completed in Longueuil, Que. While efforts to boost the frogs' population get underway, conservationists say more needs to be...

Some biologists are predicting climate change could mean the arrival of new insects on Atlantic Canada's...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has shown up in at least 32 herds in eight U.S. states, but not in Canada so far. While farmers are worried, experts say there's no cause for alarm right now thanks to national food safety standards and biosecurity measures in...

The tally of planets found in orbit around other stars now surpasses 5,600, but even with so many possibilities, none compare to little blue and green oasis we call...

In a new book, Indigenous ecologist Jennifer Grenz talks about how a moment of "ecological angst" led her to incorporate more of her Indigenous worldview into her traditional Western science...

A study published earlier his year in the science journal Nature suggests gardeners should evaluate the carbon footprint of things like co-operative or collective gardens by looking at what they use to build them and, as importantly, what they grow and how they grow...

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health...

Cloud seeding has been named by some media reports as a possible contributor to record-setting rain and flooding in Dubai, U.A.E. Here's a closer look at what cloud seeding is, how it's used and whether it could have made the flooding...

Canada’s space sector received a boost from the federal government in its budget, both in terms of money and vision, with proposed funding for a moon program and the formation of the National Space...

Star light, star bright, will there be a new star tonight? That’s the question astronomers are waiting to answer, as they await a spectacular stellar explosion they believe is on the...

NASA's plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there's a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said...

When a strange object hit Alejandro Otero's home in Florida, he had to return early from vacation. Once he got in touch with NASA, he learned it was a piece of space junk from the International Space...

Parts of Alberta are at heightened risk of another grasshopper population boom in 2024, after significant outbreaks during the last growing season — but it's a waiting game to see how many insects take...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared another mass coral bleaching event — with more than half the world’s reefs suffering in the last year. Experts worry global sea surface temperatures, which have hit historic highs in the last year, might push these organisms past the point of no...

Growing interest in space travel has some medical professionals concerned about health issues that could arise once in orbit. Dr. Jon Bailey, an anesthesiologist in Halifax, is researching how to administer regional anesthesia in a microgravity environment — which means testing the procedure...

As plans develop for a daring rescue of a stranded orca calf on northern Vancouver Island, CBC News got an up-close look at the efforts. The whale has been stuck in a lagoon and orphaned, since its pregnant mother became trapped by a low tide and died weeks...

The tech hub of San Francisco has become a growing market for driverless taxis. CBC’s Jean-François Bélanger takes a ride to learn about why people are divided over having so many on the road.

'Morty' is very comfortable with his human neighbours, residents say, even as concerns persist over the presence of dogs in the...

The tiny creature — discovered when it was days old — was rescued by a family who thought it was a puppy. It was briefly nursed by a Chihuahua before becoming a crowd favourite at the Yukon Wildlife...

The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched by NASA in 1977, is more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth. Now, a glitch is sending corrupted data back to the...

Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area's First Nation...

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn what happened after a Toronto school 'daylighted' a buried creek through its schoolyard, take a look at a highrise in Halifax that set a new green energy record and visit a grocery store in Brandon, Man., that saves food and customers'...

Scientists are putting a 'robot dog' named Spirit through its paces in the rugged terrain of Oregon's Mount Hood, in preparation for future space missions in which people and robots work together. The research is part of the LASSIE Project, which stands for Legged Autonomous Surface Science In Analog...

A study monitoring wildland firefighters' respiratory health is underway in...