Science

The huge telescope setting a deep-space record

London AI lab DeepMind claims breakthrough that could accelerate drug discovery

For the Fraser River delta, a crucial choice looms for species and a way of life

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 per cent effective

SpaceX, NASA set for first operational astronaut mission to space

University of Toronto researcher awarded Canada’s top science prize

Astronauts head to launch site for SpaceX’s second crew flight

Canadian astronomers finally unlock mystery of what causes fast radio bursts

NASA mission aided by Canadian tech successfully completes probe of asteroid Bennu

How soon will a COVID-19 vaccine arrive? How might it work? Science reporter Ivan Semeniuk answered your questions

U.S. to collect and return asteroid sample for first time

NASA spacecraft prepares to take surface samples from distant asteroid

Mars set to dazzle in closest approach to Earth for 15 years

Scientists tally nitrogen threat to climate

Gene editing takes the spotlight with Chemistry Nobel for Charpentier and Doudna

Three researchers win Nobel Prize in physics for work in black holes

University of Alberta virologist Michael Houghton jointly wins Nobel Prize for medicine

Canada’s peatlands are tinderboxes that are more likely to ignite in a warming world

Joan Feynman, who shined light on the Aurora Borealis, dies at 93

Canadian satellite embarks on mission to monitor methane emissions from space

Largest celestial collision ever detected reveals a new kind of black hole

Canadian wildlife at risk are facing continued population declines and multiple threats, report finds

Boeing’s first Starliner crewed mission tentatively slated for 2021

NASA’s Perseverance rover begins months-long journey to Mars

Growing Arctic waves set to menace coasts, scientists say

Researchers find clues of Ice Age people mining for ochre in Mexican caves

BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial

Astronauts perform second spacewalk to swap station batteries

Canadian developer of “smartbomb for cancer” Fusion fails to ignite in Nasdaq debut

Canadian Arctic awash in microplastics, study finds

New report identifies 308 plant and animal species found only in Canada

Canadian coronavirus vaccine candidate delivers promising results in animal tests

Atom probes and framboids: What a Canadian meteorite says about the left-handed molecules of life

Climate change could leave billions in areas unsuitable for human life

Study aims to uncover who is most vulnerable to coronavirus